The philosophy of social research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23716366
AutoresJohn A Hughes, Wesley W Sharrock
Ano2016
Páginas1-23
Data de publicação2016-12-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoCHAPTER
PeriódicoThe Philosophy of Social Research (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315840710-1
OpenAlexW4302139394
ISBN9781315840710
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas35

One of the principal reasons why philosophy and social research remain deeply interconnected is because of the way in which social scientists have adhered to the philosophical view known as &s;foundationalism&s;. This view treats epistemology - the inquiry into the conditions of the possibility of knowledge - as prior to empirical research. Since the nature of philosophy, and its relationship to other forms of knowledge, is itself a major matter of philosophical dispute, there is, of course, no real basis for us to advocate any one view on these matters as the unequivocally correct conception of the relationship between philosophy and social research. Much of the discussion will, of necessity, relate to the philosophy of science, since much of social science thinking about method is shaped by one or other conception of the general nature of science. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.

Social science · Sociology · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Psychology