Dr. Stevenson's 33 Principles are best described as statements which

Dr. Stevenson's 33 Principles are best described as statements which

• A. Statements based on a monistic point of view
• B. Statements upon which one cannot develop paradigms
• C. Statements which cannot be inductively researched
• D. Statements which have been inductively researched

Answer: (C)

These statements function as foundational beliefs that define the chiropractic worldview and guide practice rather than empirical hypotheses. They express metaphysical or axiomatic ideas about health, healing, and the nervous system, not conclusions drawn from data through observation and induction. Because inductive research builds generalizations by observing repeated evidence, something framed as a guiding principle or existential claim isn’t something you derive from induction; it’s something you accept as a premise to interpret evidence and direct care. In other words, these principles establish the underlying framework for understanding health and disease, not testable propositions produced by inductive study.

These statements function as foundational beliefs that define the chiropractic worldview and guide practice rather than empirical hypotheses. They express metaphysical or axiomatic ideas about health, healing, and the nervous system, not conclusions drawn from data through observation and induction. Because inductive research builds generalizations by observing repeated evidence, something framed as a guiding principle or existential claim isn’t something you derive from induction; it’s something you accept as a premise to interpret evidence and direct care. In other words, these principles establish the underlying framework for understanding health and disease, not testable propositions produced by inductive study.