Self-Correctiong‘storytellingscience’methods

DavidBojeandGraceAnnRosileCabriniUniversityDoctoralSeminar

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4TestsofSelf-CorrectingMethod

1.Refutationtestofself-reflexivity,self-conversations,orinautoethnography,toquestionassumptions,2.Storytellingconversationswithothers,3.UnderstandingthescienceandprocessesofNature,and4.Doingexperimentsandpracticeinterventionstogetclosertothegroundedsituation.

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PHASE1:TestbyAutoethnographicReflexivity

Whatisautoethnography?Whatisyourlivingstoryofyourdissertation?Whatisreflexivity?

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Self-CorrectingInductionMethods

1.  ForKarlPopperitisZigzagbetweenintuitivehypothesesandtestingtheoriesbydisconfirmation,notbyconfirmation

2.   ForC.S.Pierceitisself-correctinginductionbyfourteststogetclosertoTruth

3.  ForHenriSavallitisself-correctingby’Agile’interventionusingPeirce’sAbduction-Induction-DeductioninScientificMethodofunleashinghumanpotential

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Popper(1972:243)Self-CorrectionFormulaPS1èTT1èEE1èPS2

•  PS1=Problemsituation,initialresponse•  TT1=Tentativetheories(conjectures)•  EE1=Erroreliminationbytesting•  PS2=Problemsituation,theoriessurvivingrefutationprocess

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JimSibelDissertation

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JimSibeldissertationexample

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AnOntologyofIndustrialWorkintheDigitalElectronicAgeThomasE.Kleiner,Jr.

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Phase2:TestbyConversations

SoundoffootstepsDavid:Ok,howcanIhelpyou?(Softlyasked)GraceAnn:I’mgoingtogivehimhissecond.Sothat’shis(pointstooneplastictub)David:OKGraceAnn:Andthere’sabowl,outsidefornow[morefootsteps;soundoffoodbeingpouredintothebowl]SeethatbowlthereDavid:OK?GraceAnn:Wekeepthemseparate(scufflingsound)that’sallright,lethimgo,he’sgoingtogowithyou.

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SoundoffootstepsDavid:Ok,howcanIhelpyou?(Softlyasked)GraceAnn:I’mgoingtogivehimhissecond.Sothat’shis(pointstooneplastictub)David:OKGraceAnn:Andthere’sabowl,outsidefornow[morefootsteps;soundoffoodbeingpouredintothebowl]SeethatbowlthereDavid:OK?GraceAnn:Wekeepthemseparate(scufflingsound)that’sallright,lethimgo,he’sgoingtogowithyou.

DavidisinhishomeofficeinLasCrucesGraceAnnwalksintheoffice,interruptingDavid’susualwriting,withSparkleswhousuallyeatsthereinthatoffice.ThenewpuppyfromtheRescueShelterisabouttogetfirstmealinourhome(Before).Thenewdoggetshisfoodsecondtoreinforcetotheolddogthatsheisnowtheseniordog,sheknowstherules,andthenewdogshouldrespectherandfollowherleadDavidagreeing,toshowhehasheard.Thereishistoryhere(Before),sinceitisabouthowSparkyandHoneyhadbeenfedinseparateroomsbeforeSparkydied.ThenHoneywasalone,andthenlaterwhenSparklescame,Honeybecametopdogandwasfedfirst.AfterHoneywasgone,Sparkleswasaloneuntilthenewmalepuppywasadopted.NowSparklesistopdogandgetstoeatfirst,andthenewpuppyissecondinrank.Thisis(Rehistoricizing)thedog-to-dogrelationship.(Futuring)Givingherplan(Foretellingbetsonthefuture)forhowthefeedingwillbedone.(Grounding)DavidistofeedSparklesinhisoffice.GraceAnnpointstoSparklesbowl,inhisoffice.

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PHASE3:TestwithScience1.  Taylor’s(2007)three-yearethnographyofanimal

sanctuariesraiseschallengesto‘animalpersonhood’intheintersubjectivitybetweenanimalsandhumans(theanimalworkers).

2.  Petstatisticstellamultispecies-story,onerelayedinsocialmediaaccountsofhomelessnessandeuthanasia(forwhichtheliteralmeaningoftherootwordsis‘GoodDeath’),andpartofpetcapitalism.“Eachyear,approximately1.5millionshelteranimalsareeuthanized(670,000dogsand860,000cats). 14

PHASE4:TestingClaims

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MarkVanderklei16

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UntoldStoryofFashion,PetEuthanasia,andGlobalWarming

PICKONEVIDEO:Overpopulationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye6-8ZCMJIgHomelesspetshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5gwioRyGsPetsandGlobalWarminghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGw_rR6RZk(UCLAStudy)It’sabizarreinjusticethatthisuntoldstoryissweptunderthecarpetduetothepowerofthepharmaceuticalandagriculturalindustrylobbyingThemorethisisastory-told,themoreawarenessraisedthebetter.

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