# Epistemology as ethics: Decisions and judgments not methods and solutions for evidence-based practice

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The piece argues that evidence-based practice requires situated ethical judgement rather than reliance on methods as automatic solutions.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 20 March 2011

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2011/03/epistemology-as-ethics-decisions-and-judgments-not-methods-and-solutions-for-evidence-based-practice/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 20 March 2011
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: epistemology, ethics, education-policy.

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