Critical Theory and MethodologySAGE Publications, 1994 M06 29 - 381 pages Critical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible. |
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... epistemology . A definition of epistemology has already been noted in refer- ring to Parsons's and Skinner's theories : how they both presup- pose certain criteria that render a theory scientific . Traditional empiricist epistemology ...
... epistemology . A definition of epistemology has already been noted in refer- ring to Parsons's and Skinner's theories : how they both presup- pose certain criteria that render a theory scientific . Traditional empiricist epistemology ...
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... epistemological foun- dationalism and have challenged the capacity of scientific knowl- edge to represent reality ; second , they have reopened the prob- lematic of the status of the human and social sciences , given that the positivist ...
... epistemological foun- dationalism and have challenged the capacity of scientific knowl- edge to represent reality ; second , they have reopened the prob- lematic of the status of the human and social sciences , given that the positivist ...
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... epistemology and methodology . In other words , nominalist and subjectivist epistemologies are granted partial validity in ... epistemological aspects of this situation . I do not believe that they imply relativism or the view , sometime ...
... epistemology and methodology . In other words , nominalist and subjectivist epistemologies are granted partial validity in ... epistemological aspects of this situation . I do not believe that they imply relativism or the view , sometime ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 5 |
Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism | 62 |
Positivism in the Social Sciences | 69 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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