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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... reference to Giddens ) . But the issue at stake is not one of a priority dispute , but rather of stressing theoretical discontinuity as part of engaging the particulars of the present historical horizon . The omissions in Porpora's ...
... reference to Giddens ) . But the issue at stake is not one of a priority dispute , but rather of stressing theoretical discontinuity as part of engaging the particulars of the present historical horizon . The omissions in Porpora's ...
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... reference to the foundational criteria ( e.g. , logic or correspondence with facts ) suggested by positivist philosophies of science . History : The Problematic Rationality of Theory Choice Although the sources of the philosophical ...
... reference to the foundational criteria ( e.g. , logic or correspondence with facts ) suggested by positivist philosophies of science . History : The Problematic Rationality of Theory Choice Although the sources of the philosophical ...
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... reference to the types of research this kind of approach to explanation suggests . Another way of characterizing social explanations is to note that they are " rela- tively incomplete , approximate and contestable " ( A. Sayer 1992 , p ...
... reference to the types of research this kind of approach to explanation suggests . Another way of characterizing social explanations is to note that they are " rela- tively incomplete , approximate and contestable " ( A. Sayer 1992 , p ...
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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