nomothetic

IPA: nˈoʊmoʊθˈɛtɪk

Examples of "nomothetic" in Sentences

Qualitative research may be idiographic or nomothetic.
Most of the studies presented in this book are nomothetic.
The nomothetic approach tries to draw inferences from a more limited exposure to a large number of cases.
First, there is a critique of the "nomothetic" quest -- the idea that the social sciences should discover social laws.
I believe the distinction by Wilhelm Dilthey between "nomothetic" (= positing laws) and "idiographic" (= describing individuals) sciences, is still much more fruitful than other approaches that tend to blur the dividing line.
On the one hand, Wilson has thus strengthened the Soviet element within "post-Soviet transitions" lending support to those researchers emphasizing the continued relevance of the ideographic element in â€ "as opposed to nomothetic approaches to â€" the study of contemporary Russia, Ukraine, etc.
Unlike the “nomothetic” knowledge that natural science seeks, what matters in historical science is not a universal law-like causality, but an understanding of the particular way in which an individual ascribes values to certain events and institutions or takes a position towards the general cultural values of his/her time under a unique, never-to-be-repeated constellation of historical circumstances.