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Journal	Methodology and History of Psychology. 2008. Volume 3. Issue 2
Section	History of Qualitative Psychology
Pages	140-146
Type	Scientific article
Title	Rhetoric tradition of qualitative research approach
Authors	Chernov, Aleksandr Yurievich
Abstract	The article deals with one of the theoretical sources of the qualitative approach in psychological research – rhetorical version of the scientific method of G. Vico. The author traces the parallels between the understanding of the essence of the method of G. Vico and methodological pluralism as a space for debate in the field of theorizing in contemporary psychology. The question of standards for the evaluation of research relevant to pluralist model is discussed.
Keywords	psychological knowledge qualitative approach rhetoric method methodological pluralism research genre
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To cite this article	Chernov, A.Yu. (2008). Rhetoric tradition of qualitative research approach. Methodology and History of Psychology, 3(2), 140-146.