Weberian ideal type construction as concept replacement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6002945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raphael Van Riel (0000-0003-2061-8599, Institut für Philosophie, Universität Duisburg‐Essen Essen Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1358-1377 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-8373 • E-ISSN: 1468-0378 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejop.12752 |
| OpenAlex | W4206519362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
This paper contains a novel and coherent reading of Weberian ideal type construction, based on recent philosophical approaches to conceptual engineering. This reading makes transparent the dialectics of Weber's approach, resulting in a more nuanced interpretation of his methodological work. It will become apparent that Weber, when introducing his notion of an ideal type, did not merely summarize his views on methodology in the social sciences, but, rather, presented a two-step argument in favor of these views. The reconstruction will directly bear on issues in the methodology of the social sciences. Weber not only presented a methodology that is, at some level of abstraction, strikingly similar to Carnapian explication (the canonical point of reference in the contemporary debate on conceptual engineering). He also diagnosed, in a systematic fashion, types of problems we face when dealing with ordinary and scientific concepts that play a key role in the description of social reality, and he foreshadowed what is today sometimes described as “debunking” projects. From a philosophy of science perspective, I propose Weber's view (on the reconstruction proposed here) as a serious candidate for an adequate theory of concept replacement in the social sciences
Argument (complex analysis · Dialectic · Epistemology · Explication · Face (sociological concept · Ideal (ethics · Ideal type · Interpretation (philosophy · Perspective (graphical · Reading (process · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy, Science, and History · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |