Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences
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Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences
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Author : N. Stockman
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences written by N. Stockman and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Science categories.
The sciences are too important to be left exclusively to scientists, and indeed they have not been. The structure of scientific knowledge, the role of the sciences in society, the appropriate social contexts for the pursuit of scientific inquiry, have long been matters for reflection and debate about the sciences carried on both within academe and outside it. Even within the universities this reflection has not been the property of any single discipline. Philosophy might have been first in the field, but history and the social sciences have also entered the fray. For the latter, new problems came to the fore, since reflection on the sciences is, in the case of the social sciences, necessarily also reflection on themselves as sciences. Reflection on the natural sciences and self-reflection by the social sciences came to be dominated in the 1960s by the term 'positivism'. At the time when this word had been invented, the sciences were flourishing; their social and material environment had become increasingly favourable to scientific progress, and the sciences were pointing the way to an optimistic future. In the later twentieth century, however, 'positivism' came to be a word used more frequently by those less sure of nineteenth century certainties. In both sociology and philosophy, 'positivism' was now something to be rejected, and, symbolizing the collapse of an earlier consensus, it became itself the shibboleth of a new dissensus, as different groups of reflective thinkers, in rejecting 'positivism', rejected something different, and often rejected each other.
Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences
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Author : N. Stockman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01-15
Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences written by N. Stockman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-15 with categories.
Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences Crit Rationalism Crit Theory And Scientif Realism
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Author : Norman Stockman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Antipositivist Theories Of The Sciences Crit Rationalism Crit Theory And Scientif Realism written by Norman Stockman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Critical Issues In Social Theory
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Author : John K. Rhoads
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Critical Issues In Social Theory written by John K. Rhoads and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Critical Issues in Social Theory is an analytical survey of persistent controversies that have shaped the field of sociology. It defines, clarifies, and proposes solutions to these "critical issues" through commentary on the writings of such influential social theorists as Hobbes, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Mead, Merton, Parsons, and Schutz. Instead of being just another history, or another classification of theories, Rhoads's four-part model allows him to focus attention on issues that remain at the core of sociological theory today. First, Rhoads analyzes the controversy over positivism as the proper methodological model for the study of human society. Is there one science, of which sociology is a branch, or do the peculiarities of sociology's subject matter require a modification of the scientific method borrowed from the natural sciences? Rhoads next considers the relationship of individuals to society and its structures. Does society have a mode of existence distinct from its members, or is it merely an abstraction derived from the characteristics of individuals? Third, a discussion of social order raises the question of whether social order is the consequence of rules and their underlying moral values, or the product of continuous construction based on self-interest. Finally, the relative importance of consensus and conflict in social relationships is addressed. Is society better understood as a community united by beliefs, values, and rules, or is the social dynamic of continual conflict over beliefs, values, and rules more fundamental? In coming to grips with these issues, the author in some instances takes sides and in others arrives at a synthesis of diverse perspectives. In the final chapter he points to the limitations on the possibility of rational action that come to light in the clashes over these basic issues.
Formal Theory In Sociology
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Author : Jerald Hage
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Formal Theory In Sociology written by Jerald Hage and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A group of renowned sociological theorists analyze why the attempts to make sociological theory formal in the 1960s and early 1970s failed. This becomes not only an unusual and interesting analysis in the sociology of knowledge, but several of the articles move to the level of analyzing the entire discipline, explaining why positivism did not take hold and what are the distinctive characteristics of sociology as a discipline. Anyone interested in sociology as a discipline and more specifically sociological theory will find interesting analytical models.
Critical Theory And Methodology
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Author : Raymond A. Morrow
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 1994-06-24
Critical Theory And Methodology written by Raymond A. Morrow and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-24 with Social Science categories.
Critical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible.
Variations In Organization Science
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Author : Joel A. C. Baum
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 1999-05-14
Variations In Organization Science written by Joel A. C. Baum and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-14 with Business & Economics categories.
In my judgment this book in honor of Donald T. Campbell will be very influential and highly cited. . . . It will become a must read for Ph.D. students and scholars in strategy and organization theory. —Arie Lewin, Duke University "The topics in this volume are cutting edge, and the contributors are first-rate. The book is well anchored—Donald T. Campbell has had a profound influence on the field. Moreover, the book is well-conceptualized—socio-cultural evolution, co-evolution, methods modeling, and epistemology are key issues in organization science right now. —Michael Tushman, Harvard University If he were an assistant professor today, what would social science giant Donald T. Campbell be pursuing in the field of organization science? Joel A. C. Baum and Bill McKelvey explore this question in Variations in Organization Science. This volume reveals and celebrates Campbell′s many contributions to organization science by presenting new variations that stem directly from his work. Rather than analyze Campbell′s theories, the authors present ideas that Campbell might have pursued if he were currently a doctoral student. This volume is unique in its focus on coevolution and multilevel coevolutionary analysis, as well as in its range of subject matter from empirical studies to leading-edge epistemological discourses. Each of the book′s four main sections focuses on a major aspect of Campbell′s legacy: blind variation, selection, and retention; multilevel coevolution; process level analysis and modeling; and epistemology and methodology. In addition, the volume includes a Foreward by Barbara Frankel Campbell and an unusual Appendix: Donald Campbell′s complete curriculum vitae. Variations in Organization Science should be on the top of the reading list for any organization scientist interested in organizational evolution, change, and competitiveness. This volume will also appeal to any scholar interested in the human and social capital base of firms and how organizational knowledge and learning work to provide the basis of competitive advantage.
Scientific Theories
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Author : C. Wade Savage
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1990
Scientific Theories written by C. Wade Savage and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Science categories.
A whole new crop of worms from the philosophy of science can. Based on a two-year study, 15 essays look over the shoulder of scientists in biomedicine, economics, neuropsychology, physics, and other disciplines, and comment on how and why they devise, use, and legitimize their theories. Annotation c
Reading Science
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Author : Ben Agger
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1989
Reading Science written by Ben Agger and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Literary Criticism categories.
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A Critical Theory Of Public Life
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Author : Ben Agger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-31
A Critical Theory Of Public Life written by Ben Agger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Social Science categories.
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.