Theorizing as the thickness of thin abstraction

被引:55
作者
Folger, R [1 ]
Turillo, CJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
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10.2307/259352
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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We show how the thinness of abstract concepts in thought experiments may provide advantages typically associated with thick description. In addition we show how the thin abstraction of thought experiments allows for the isolation and manipulation of important variables-a process that parallels the design features of actual experiments and, thus, also casts such empirical methodologies in ct new light as modeling input to (rather than their data as output from) theorizing. We consider the implications of this type of theorizing for frame breaking and advancing conceptual developments, such as seen in recent work on trust.
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