Epistemological and Ethical Aspects of ...

This Research Topic focuses on the questions “behind” empirical research in the social sciences, especially in psychology, sociology and education, and presents various ideas about the nature of empirical knowledge and the values knowledge is or should be based on.

The questions raised in the contributions are central for empirical research, especially with respect to disciplinary and epistemological diversity among researchers. This diversity is also mirrored by the variety of article types collected in this issue, “Hypotheses & Theory,” “Methods,” “Conceptual Analyses,” “Review,” “Opinion,” “Commentary,” and “Book Review.”