Fictional Inquiry
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Fictional Inquiry. / Schöneborn, Dennis; Cornelissen, Joep P.
Handbook of Philosophy of Management. ed. / Cristina Neesham; Markus Reihlen; Dennis Schoeneborn. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022. p. 139-158 (Handbooks in Philosophy).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Fictional Inquiry
AU - Schöneborn, Dennis
AU - Cornelissen, Joep P.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - This chapter augments established epistemologies of representation and epistemologies of emancipation by adding a third orientation, which can be termed epistemology of fiction. An epistemology of fiction deliberately generates scientific statements that deviate from actual empirical reality. The chapter is structured according to three main purposes of fictional inquiry: (1) juxtaposing fictional and counterfactual statements with empirical reality to reveal new insights and enhance our understanding of that reality (e.g., through ideal-type thinking or figurative imagination); (2) juxtaposing fictional/counterfactual statements against other scientific statements to test and refine the latter statements (e.g., via counterfactual reasoning, thought experiments, or simulation); and (3) drawing on fictional realities as objects of inquiry in their own right, typically in order to understand the impact of these fictional realities on current or future (nonfictional) empirical realities. The chapter concludes with some considerations regarding the fit of an epistemology of fiction to management studies as an academic field.
AB - This chapter augments established epistemologies of representation and epistemologies of emancipation by adding a third orientation, which can be termed epistemology of fiction. An epistemology of fiction deliberately generates scientific statements that deviate from actual empirical reality. The chapter is structured according to three main purposes of fictional inquiry: (1) juxtaposing fictional and counterfactual statements with empirical reality to reveal new insights and enhance our understanding of that reality (e.g., through ideal-type thinking or figurative imagination); (2) juxtaposing fictional/counterfactual statements against other scientific statements to test and refine the latter statements (e.g., via counterfactual reasoning, thought experiments, or simulation); and (3) drawing on fictional realities as objects of inquiry in their own right, typically in order to understand the impact of these fictional realities on current or future (nonfictional) empirical realities. The chapter concludes with some considerations regarding the fit of an epistemology of fiction to management studies as an academic field.
KW - Management studies
KW - Evidence-based management
KW - Realist rationality
KW - Reflective praxis
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-76606-1_54
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-76606-1_54
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-030-76605-4
T3 - Handbooks in Philosophy
SP - 139
EP - 158
BT - Handbook of Philosophy of Management
A2 - Neesham, Cristina
A2 - Reihlen, Markus
A2 - Schoeneborn, Dennis
PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG
CY - Cham
ER -