Reduction in Sociology
A Psuedo-Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9213755 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles W Lachenmeyer (Roosevelt Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 211-217 |
| Publication date | 1970-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Pacific Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-8919 • E-ISSN: 2330-0736 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1388452 |
| OpenAlex | W2503028981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Reduction is a much debated but very misunderstood issue in sociology. My purpose in this paper will be to clarify certain aspects of reduction as it applies to sociology.' I shall proceed by first delineating what is meant by the reduction of one scientific theory to another. I shall then examine in what sense the question of reducing sociological theory is a meaningful one, i.e., in what sense it has a possible solution and in what sense it does not. Finally, I shall briefly examine the viability of the emergent property counter-argument used by sociologists to beat back the threat of reduction to their discipline
Argument (complex analysis) · Common sense · Epistemology · Property (philosophy) · Reduction (mathematics) · Sense (electronics) · Social science · Sociology · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Mathematics · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 1989 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |