二元論：懷念謝講座

謝講座離開我們，已經四年了。今日，特以他最得意、也是研究方法精髓的「二元論」來懷念他。

許多博士研究生，甚至部分教授，常質問：為什麼資格考要考研究方法？研究方法要考什麼？長久以來，很多人將研究方法狹隘地理解為「分析設計」，也就是使用哪些統計工具、採取哪些分析方法。

謝講座一再強調，博士研究必須更為深廣。第一元，不只是理論的推理，更要進一步探究方法論、本體論與知識論。

「二元論」的研究方法，是謝講座課堂上最為自豪的一個講述。二元論不只是知識的傳授，更是思想的傳承。研究方法不應被窄化為統計技術的代名詞，而是博士研究必須具備的智慧。

Dualism: In Memory of Professor Hsieh’s Wisdom

It has been four years since Professor Hsieh left us. Today, in remembrance, I invoke Dualism—his most cherished and quintessential contribution to research methodology.

Many doctoral students, and even some professors, have often raised the question: Why must the qualifying examination include research methodology? What, in fact, should be examined? For a long time, research methodology has too often been narrowly understood as “analysis design,” that is, the choice of statistical tools and analytical methods.

Yet Professor Hsieh consistently reminded us that the methodology of doctoral research must reach further and deeper. The first dimension is not only the unfolding of theoretical reasoning, but must also extend into methodology, ontology, and epistemology, forming the ultimate foundation of scholarly pursuit.

The methodological Dualism was one of Professor Hsieh’s proudest lectures. Now, in remembrance, we can better appreciate its enduring value. It is not merely the transmission of knowledge, but the inheritance of thought. Research methodology should never be reduced to a synonym for statistical techniques; rather, it must stand as the essential wisdom required of doctoral research.