Rob Archer
@drrobarcher.bsky.social
Critical realism, education policy, philosophy of social science, psychoanalysis, psychology, spirituality. Recent articles explore replication crisis in psychology & realist social theory and ed policy. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rob-Archer-4
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The marketisation of HE has destroyed the sense of being part of a 'community of scholars', replacing it with 'students as paying customers'.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The marketisation of HE has destroyed the sense of being part of a 'community of scholars', replacing it with 'students as paying customers'.
Commentary by Brian Haig
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Should psychology adopt Bhaskar’s critical realist philosophy of science? - Brian D. Haig, 2024
Robert Archer argues that psychology should abandon its use of Karl Popper’s philosophy of science. He recommends that psychology ought to adopt the philosophy ...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Commentary by Brian Haig
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Retiring Popper: Critical realism, falsificationism, and the crisis of replication - Robert Archer, 2024
The recent so-called crisis of replication continues to dominate psychology’s methodological landscape. It is argued here that the apparent renaissance of Poppe...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Initial article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...