The uncertain science : criticism of sociological formalism
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The uncertain science : criticism of sociological formalism
Routledge, 1992
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Bibliography: p. [198]-205
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book argues that sociology has not freed itself from the influence of philosophy, and specifically from the search for certainty. This "foundationalism" which is characteristic of Western thought has influenced both the methods adopted by sociologists, and their research practices. The authors criticize sociology for its formalism arguing that this blunts the radicalism of its project. To regain the radical and critical edge implicit in sociology, it is necessary to adopt a comparative and historical approach which interprets social science as part of societal learning. In the first part of the book the authors trace formalism to central positions in Western philosophy and examine its impact on historiography, evolutionary social thought and positivist sociology. In the second part they examine the tensions between formalism and social theory in the work of Levi Strauss and Habermas. In part three they compare modernization theory to more recent discussions of "modernity" and "postmodernity", and show the elements of continuity between these apparently contrary positions. The book closes with a discussion of alternative, more sociological accounts of rationalist thought.
目次
- Part 1 Formalism and the formalism of sociological discourse: empiricism and positivism in history and sociology
- philosophical formalism and the development of sociology. Part 2 Formalism in contemporary sociology: Levi-Strauss - universal categories and the end of racism
- Habermas - universal categories and the primacy of the occident. Part 3 Some consequences of formalism for sociological analysis: modernity and beyond - recent trends in social theory.
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