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Social Science and Its Discontents
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Are the science wars over yet? Will they ever be? Bent Flyvbjerg makes the case that the conflict between the natural and social sciences ultimately boils down to a foundational misunderstanding about the role that each science can and should play in our society. The natural sciences have found their glory in explanatory, predictive theory – what Aristotle called episteme. For too long the social sciences have attempted and failed to succeed as epistemic sciences. But this should not have been their purpose. If the social sciences are to find their proper focus, they must practice what Aristotle termed phronesis: science which is practical, prudent, and capable of making a difference in the world. Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How It Can Succeed Again amounts to a call to the social science community to face its demons and awaken from 300 years of Cartesian sleep.
Thomas M. Falk, Sam Rocha and Bryan R. Warnick - Personal Name
978-0-521-77568-7
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Social Science
English
2009
1-16
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