Richard Lauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1305219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Lauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Lauer |
| SIGNATURE | LAUER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Lawrence University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5008-632X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Macrostructural explanation in the social sciences
Should ordinary race talk be ontologically privileged? Moving social science into the philosophical mainstream
Motivating a Pragmatic Approach to Naturalized Social Ontology
Instrumentalizing and Naturalizing Social Ontology
This article addresses Simon Lohse’s and Daniel Little’s responses to my article “Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?.” In that article, I present a pragmatic and deflationary view of the priority of social ontology to social science methodology where social ontology is valued for its ability to promote empirical success and not because it yields knowledge of what furnishes the social world. First, in response to Lohse, I a…
Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology
In this article, I examine “Ontology Matters!” (OM!) arguments. OM! arguments conclude that ontology can contribute to empirical success in social science. First, I capture the common form between different OM! arguments. Second, I describe quantifier variance as discussed in metaontology. Third, I apply quantifier variance to the common form of OM! arguments. I then present two ways in which ontology is prior to social science methodology, one r…
Predictive Success and Non-Individualist Models in Social Science
The predictive inadequacy of the social sciences is well documented, and philosophers have sought to diagnose it. This paper examines Brian Epstein’s recent diagnosis. He argues that the social sciences treat the social world as entirely composed of individual people. Instead, social scientists should recognize that material, non-individualistic entities determine the social world, as well. First, I argue that Epstein’s argument both begs the que…
Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology
In this article, I examine “Ontology Matters!” (OM!) arguments. OM! arguments conclude that ontology can contribute to empirical success in social science. First, I capture the common form between different OM! arguments. Second, I describe quantifier variance as discussed in metaontology. Third, I apply quantifier variance to the common form of OM! arguments. I then present two ways in which ontology is prior to social science methodology, one r…
Instrumentalizing and Naturalizing Social Ontology
This article addresses Simon Lohse’s and Daniel Little’s responses to my article “Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?.” In that article, I present a pragmatic and deflationary view of the priority of social ontology to social science methodology where social ontology is valued for its ability to promote empirical success and not because it yields knowledge of what furnishes the social world. First, in response to Lohse, I a…
Predictive Success and Non-Individualist Models in Social Science
The predictive inadequacy of the social sciences is well documented, and philosophers have sought to diagnose it. This paper examines Brian Epstein’s recent diagnosis. He argues that the social sciences treat the social world as entirely composed of individual people. Instead, social scientists should recognize that material, non-individualistic entities determine the social world, as well. First, I argue that Epstein’s argument both begs the que…
Predictive Success and Non-Individualist Models in Social Science
The predictive inadequacy of the social sciences is well documented, and philosophers have sought to diagnose it. This paper examines Brian Epstein’s recent diagnosis. He argues that the social sciences treat the social world as entirely composed of individual people. Instead, social scientists should recognize that material, non-individualistic entities determine the social world, as well. First, I argue that Epstein’s argument both begs the que…
Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology
In this article, I examine “Ontology Matters!” (OM!) arguments. OM! arguments conclude that ontology can contribute to empirical success in social science. First, I capture the common form between different OM! arguments. Second, I describe quantifier variance as discussed in metaontology. Third, I apply quantifier variance to the common form of OM! arguments. I then present two ways in which ontology is prior to social science methodology, one r…
Instrumentalizing and Naturalizing Social Ontology
This article addresses Simon Lohse’s and Daniel Little’s responses to my article “Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?.” In that article, I present a pragmatic and deflationary view of the priority of social ontology to social science methodology where social ontology is valued for its ability to promote empirical success and not because it yields knowledge of what furnishes the social world. First, in response to Lohse, I a…
Motivating a Pragmatic Approach to Naturalized Social Ontology
Should ordinary race talk be ontologically privileged? Moving social science into the philosophical mainstream
Macrostructural explanation in the social sciences
Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 works) · Ontology (4 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Social ontology (4 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (2 works) · Law (2 works)