This paper investigates Sankhya Philosophy and Ex Post Facto Research. Sankhya is an old philosophical system from India, while ex post facto research is a specific way to do research. They come from different times in history, but both Sankhya philosophy and ex post facto research deal with causes and effects. This paper examines how Sankhya philosophy and ex post facto research are similar and different. It also shows how Sankhya philosophy can make the study of ex-post facto research better. The findings show that Sankhya philosophy gives a useful way to understand the complex links between variables in ex post facto studies. This paper adds to the ongoing talk about how philosophy and research methods can work together. It shows the benefits of using ideas from different fields to create new knowledge.
Sada Warsi (Sat,) studied this question.