Exploring reality through new lenses

Can the essay genre used in education and reserarch provide new options for describing reality? This genre has already obtained a strong position in philosophy, in which it has proven to be appraopriate when dealing with “the far too big and the far too small questions”. But what about the essay as...

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Main Author: Bengt Engan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Stavanger 2006-04-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Social Work
Online Access:https://journals.uis.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/21
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spelling doaj-53cedcbb6d84417d84e3ad9a1f7129892020-11-24T22:06:47ZengUniversity of StavangerJournal of Comparative Social Work0809-99362006-04-0111212610.31265/jcsw.v1i1.2121Exploring reality through new lensesBengt EnganCan the essay genre used in education and reserarch provide new options for describing reality? This genre has already obtained a strong position in philosophy, in which it has proven to be appraopriate when dealing with “the far too big and the far too small questions”. But what about the essay as a supplement to – or even a replacement for – traditonal descriptions within social science in higher education?https://journals.uis.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/21
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