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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... positivist approaches is to grasp how they diverge over a funda- mental issue . The question is : How should we justify scientific theories ? In short , what kind of epistemology should be used ? Positivism shares with much of Western ...
... positivist approaches is to grasp how they diverge over a funda- mental issue . The question is : How should we justify scientific theories ? In short , what kind of epistemology should be used ? Positivism shares with much of Western ...
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... positivism ( as logical empiricism ) , transitional critical rationalism , and skeptical post- positivism . Critical realism was introduced as a postempiricist perspective that offers a plausible alternative to the skeptical post ...
... positivism ( as logical empiricism ) , transitional critical rationalism , and skeptical post- positivism . Critical realism was introduced as a postempiricist perspective that offers a plausible alternative to the skeptical post ...
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... positivism by postempiricist theories of science . The justifica- tion of critical theory as a research program thus has found in- dependent corroboration , at least as a critique of positivism . And in the context of critical realism ...
... positivism by postempiricist theories of science . The justifica- tion of critical theory as a research program thus has found in- dependent corroboration , at least as a critique of positivism . And in the context of critical realism ...
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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