Reply to Corbin

Abstract

An expression of sadness about Strauss's death is made and a note of appreciation is extended to Dr Corbin for commenting under the circumstances. It is then observed that Dr Corbin has failed to address both the author's deconstruction of the Strauss and Corbin methodology and the aptness of the proposed new logic of justification for it. Within this limitation, the rejoinder is organized around four topics: the use of `experience' as data; the meaning of hypothesis `testing'; the consideration of `macro'-conditions; and the matter of `process' vs `structure'. It is argued in closing that, although directed toward Glaser, Strauss's comment about the nature of science is pertinent in that it revealed that his view failed to take into account an alternative viewpoint that would make the Strauss and Corbin methodology more consistent with the epistemic claims that coherently can be made for it.