How to Get out of the Misery without Loosing Splendour

Abstract

Commenting on Allakhverdov’s article, the authors introduce the term, «methodological cycle», which unites theoretical and empirical, deductive and inductive knowledge. Making a distinction between empirical and pseudo-empirical science, the authors discuss possibility of comprehensive non-contradictory empirical descriptions and theoretical interpretations, uses of qualitative and quantitative methods in psychological research, and reflection of these problems in teaching.