Naslov
The category of scientific objectivity in the social sciences

Autori
Mali, Franc

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Beyond the Myths about the Natural and Social Sciences: A Sociological View

Urednik/ci
Prpić, Katarina

Izdavač
Institut za društvena istraživanja

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2009

Raspon stranica
247-274

ISBN
978-953-6218-40-0

Ključne riječi
scientific objectivity, natural sciences, social sciences, Max Weber's methodology, epistemological principles of social sciences

Sažetak
This papers presents an epistemological view of scientific objectivity. After comparing objectivity in natural and social scientific research, the discourse is focused on the social sciences, especially on the significant contribution of classical sociological thought to the basic epistemological principles of the field. Along the lines of the mentioned contribution, the author indicates that it is heuristically more productive in the social sciences to connect the critical-analytical and hermeneutical approach and draw together quantitative and qualitative methodology. An understanding of the epistemological structure of science is also key to understanding its social organisation. The chapter focuses on the social sciences with a dual goal: to inform the widest scientific public about the scarcely known specificity of objectivity in this scientific area, but also to remind social scientists themselves of its intricate nature.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Filozofija

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