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Cognitive Relativism and Social Science

Author : Diederick Raven
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000675114
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Relativism and Social Science written by Diederick Raven and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern epistomology has been dominated by an empiricist theory of knowledge that assumes a direct individualistic relationship between the knowing subject and the object of knowledge. Truth is held to be universal, and non-individualistic social and cultural factors are considered sources of distortion of true knowledge. Since the late 1950s, this view has been challenged by a cognitive relativism asserting that what is true is socially conditioned. This volume examines the far-reaching implications of this development for the social sciences.Recently, cognitive relativism has become a key issue of debate in anthropology, philosophy, and sociology. In anthropology this is illustrated by a growing awareness of the similarity of all systems of knowledge. In philosophy it is exemplified by the realization that traditional monolithic and absolutist concepts of truth have increasingly lost any power to make sense and to convince. In sociology it is visible in a renewal of interest in a general sociology of knowledge. Yet, in spite of this convergence of interests, practitioners of these three disciplines have on the whole shown no inclination to reach a consensus on the terms of reference that could facilitate an interdisciplinary approach.Cognitive Relativism and Social Science aims to do just this. It is a working assumption of this volume that, as far as the subject of cognitive relativism is concerned, anthropologists, philosophers, and sociologists should join forces rather than try to deal with the challenges of cognitive relativism within strictly imposed boundaries that normally separate academic disciplines. Only when they work together will it be possible to treat the problems posed by cognitive relativism in an adequate way. This volume provides the results of attempts to communicate on cognitve relativism across disciplinary boundaries. This is must reading in the philosophy of social science and in social research theory.

Cognitive Relativism and Social Science

Author : Diederick Raven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Relativism and Social Science written by Diederick Raven and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Relativism and the Social Sciences

Author : Ernest Gellner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521337984
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Relativism and the Social Sciences written by Ernest Gellner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1987-02-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers human diversity and change and rejects the usual solutions to problems of relativism. Presents a new mode of inquiry in its stead a mixture of philosophy, history, and anthropology that appears to be more meaningful.

Relativism, Cognitive and Moral

Author : Jack W. Meiland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Relativism, Cognitive and Moral written by Jack W. Meiland and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rationality and Relativism

Author : I.C. Jarvie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317401174
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Rationality and Relativism written by I.C. Jarvie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropology revolves round answers to problems about the nature, development and unity of mankind; problems that are both philosophical and scientific. In this book, first published in 1984, Professor Jarvie applies Popper’s philosophy of science to understanding the history and theory of anthropology. Jarvie describes how the ancient view that the aim of science and philosophy was to get at the truth is challenged in anthropology by the doctrine of cultural relativism; that is, that truth varies with the cultural framework. He shows how philosophers as various as Peter Winch, W.V.O. Quine, W.T. Jones, Nelson Goodman and Richard Rorty were influenced by this doctrine. Yet these philosophers also accept the value of rational argument. Jarvie believes that there is a contradiction between relativism and any notion of human rationality that centres around argument. Forced by the contradiction to choose between rationality and relativism, he argues strongly that logical, scientific and moral considerations favour rationality and urge repudiation of relativism. The central argument of the book is that relativism is intellectually disastrous and has fostered intellectual attitudes from which anthropology still suffers.

Brains/Practices/Relativism

Author : Stephen Turner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226817392
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Brains/Practices/Relativism written by Stephen Turner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Social Theory After Cognitive Science1. Throwing Out the Tacit Rule Book: Learning and Practices2. Searle's Social Reality3. Imitation or the Internalization of Norms: Is Twentieth-Century Social Theory Based on the Wrong Choice?4. Relativism as Explanation5. The Limits of Social Constructionism6. Making Normative Soup Out of Nonnormative Bones7. Teaching Subtlety of Thought: The Lessons of "Contextualism"8. Practice in Real Time9. The Significance of ShilsReferences Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Poverty of Relativism

Author : Raymond Boudon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poverty of Relativism written by Raymond Boudon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Poverty of Relativism is a timely and critical evaluation of a dominant trend in modern social science, evident in a range of intellectual movements from structuralism to post-modernism and social constructionism. Raymond Boudon shows how the pervasive spread of relativism in social thought threatens intellectual life by corroding the concept of objectivity, leading to a social and political nihilism in which even the knowledge generated by science itself is seen as no more than a belief system. With an incisive analysis that uses a wide range of illustrative examples from the social organisation of science to the question of what constitutes a work of art, Raymond Boudon examines the consequences of relativism across a number of issues that are key to the future of sociology and the social sciences.

Relativism Refuted

Author : H. Siegel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401577463
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Relativism Refuted written by H. Siegel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences

Author : Robert Vinten
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1785273124
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences written by Robert Vinten and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences, Robert Vinten takes a fresh look at the relationship between Wittgenstein’s philosophy and the social sciences. He argues that although social sciences are quite different to the natural sciences, they are nonetheless properly called ‘sciences’. The book looks in detail at whether Wittgenstein can be claimed by conservatives, liberals, or socialists as their own. Wittgenstein’s philosophical remarks and remarks about politics and culture are taken into account in deciding where to locate Wittgenstein in relation to various ideologies. In the final part of the book, Vinten considers how Wittgenstein’s philosophy can be of use in resolving or dissolving problems in the social sciences. Along the way, he critically assesses work from Perry Anderson, Terry Eagleton, Richard Rorty, and Chantal Mouffe in the light of Wittgenstein’s philosophical oeuvre. The book makes a compelling examination of how Wittgenstein’s work remains as relevant as ever to thinking about our cultural and political situation.

Sociology and Ideology

Author : Eliezer Ben Rafael
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004131040
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Sociology and Ideology written by Eliezer Ben Rafael and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Representing different views on the role of ideology in sociological pursuits, and on the sociological study of ideology, these seven essays consider the relationship between ideology and relativism, modernity, economic globalization, linguistic pluralism, critical reflexivity, and identity. The authors examine sociological practice as it has varied over time and as it is employed in different geographical locations, contrasting sociological work with that of other social sciences. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Beyond Relativism

Author : Cynthia Lins Hamlin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134575939
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Relativism written by Cynthia Lins Hamlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that critical realism offers the theory of cognitive rationality a real way of overcoming the limitations of methodological individualism by recognising both the agents' - and the social structure's - causal powers and liabilities. Cynthia Lins Hamlin persuasively argues that critical realism represents a better safeguard against the relativism which springs from the conflation of social reality and our ideas about it. This is an important book for sociologists and anyone working in the social sciences, and for all those concerned with the methodology, and philosophy, of social science.

Social Epistemology and Relativism

Author : Natalie Alana Ashton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429581270
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Social Epistemology and Relativism written by Natalie Alana Ashton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore the connections and interactions between social epistemology and epistemic relativism. The essays in the volume are organized around three distinct philosophical approaches to this topic: 1) foundational questions concerning deep disagreement, the variability of epistemic norms, and the relationship between relativism and reliabilism; 2) the role of relativistic themes in feminist social epistemology; and 3) the relationship between the sociology of knowledge, philosophy of science, and social epistemology. Recent trends in social epistemology seek to rectify earlier work that conceptualized cognitive achievements primarily on the level of isolated individuals. Relativism insists that epistemic judgements or beliefs are justified or unjustified only relative to systems of standards—there is not neutral way of adjudicating between them. By bringing together these two strands of epistemology, this volume offers unique perspectives on a number of central epistemological questions. Social Epistemology and Relativism will be of interest to researchers working in epistemology, feminist philosophy, and the sociology of knowledge.

The Social Science Encyclopedia

Author : Adam Kuper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134359705
Total Pages : 1160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book The Social Science Encyclopedia written by Adam Kuper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-10-14 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised. Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence? This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.

Epistemic Relativism

Author : M. Seidel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137377895
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Relativism written by M. Seidel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-04-13 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Markus Seidel provides a detailed critique of epistemic relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge. In addition to scrutinizing the main arguments for epistemic relativism he provides an absolutist account that nevertheless aims at integrating the relativist's intuition.

Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers

Author : David Turnbull
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9058230015
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers written by David Turnbull and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly original study puts forward the notion that every culture has its own ways of assembling local knowledge, thereby creating space through the linking of people, practices and places.

The One Culture?

Author : Jay A. Labinger
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226467244
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The One Culture? written by Jay A. Labinger and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So far the "Science Wars" have generated far more heat than light. Combatants from one or the other of what C. P. Snow famously called "the two cultures" (science versus the arts and humanities) have launched bitter attacks but have seldom engaged in constructive dialogue about the central issues. In The One Culture?, Jay A. Labinger and Harry Collins have gathered together some of the world's foremost scientists and sociologists of science to exchange opinions and ideas rather than insults. The contributors find surprising areas of broad agreement in a genuine conversation about science, its legitimacy and authority as a means of understanding the world, and whether science studies undermines the practice and findings of science and scientists. The One Culture? is organized into three parts. The first consists of position papers written by scientists and sociologists of science, which were distributed to all the participants. The second presents commentaries on these papers, drawing out and discussing their central themes and arguments. In the third section, participants respond to these critiques, offering defenses, clarifications, and modifications of their positions. Who can legitimately speak about science? What is the proper role of scientific knowledge? How should scientists interact with the rest of society in decision making? Because science occupies such a central position in the world today, such questions are vitally important. Although there are no simple solutions, The One Culture? does show the reader exactly what is at stake in the Science Wars, and provides a valuable framework for how to go about seeking the answers we so urgently need. Contributors include: Constance K. Barsky, Jean Bricmont, Harry Collins, Peter Dear, Jane Gregory, Jay A. Labinger, Michael Lynch, N. David Mermin, Steve Miller, Trevor Pinch, Peter R. Saulson, Steven Shapin, Alan Sokal, Steven Weinberg, Kenneth G. Wilson

Relativism

Author : Michael Krausz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Relativism written by Michael Krausz and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen a vigorous revival of interest in relativism - both in support and in opposition. This collection of 21 essays, 16 of which appear in print here for the first time, advances the discussion found in an earlier volume, Relativism: Cognitive and Moral. These present selections focus on philosophical and methodological issues of relativism by exhibiting its varieties and by rehearsing its virtues and vices. The contributions concern relativism in a wide range of practices in the human studies.