Concept Formation In The Humanities And The Social Sciences
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Author | : T. Pawlowski |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9400990197 |
Uniqueness of style versus plurality of styles: in terms of these aesthetic categories one of the most important differences between the recent past and the present can be described. This difference manifests itself in all spheres of life - in fashion, in everyday life, in the arts, in science. What is of interest for my purposes in this book are its manifestations in the processes of con cept formation as they occur in the humanities, broadly conceived. Here the following methodological approaches seem to dominate the scene. 1. A tendency to apply semiotic concepts in various fields of research. 2. Attempts to introduce metrical concepts and measurement, even into disciplines tra ditionally considered as unamenable to mathematical treatment, like aesthetics and theory of art. 3. Efforts to fmd ways of formulating empirically testable, operational criteria for the application of concepts, especially concepts which refer to objects directly not observable, like dispositions, attitudes, character or personality traits. Care is also taken to take advantage of the conceptual apparatus of methodology to express problems in the humanities with the highest possible degree of clarity and precision. 4. Analysis of the p~rsuasive function oflanguage and its possible uses in science and in everyday life. The above tendencies are present in this book. It is divided into two parts: I. Methods of Concept Formation, and II. Applications. In the first part some general methods of concept formation are presented and their merits discussed.
Author | : T Pawlowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1980-06-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789400990203 |
Author | : Tadeusz PAWLOWSKI |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Heinrich Rickert |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1986-10-31 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521251396 |
Heinrich Rickert (1863-1936) was one of the leading neo-Kantian philosophers in Germany and a crucial figure in the discussions of the foundations of the social sciences in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His views were extremely influential, most significantly on Max Weber. The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science is Rickert's most important work, and it is here translated into English for the first time. It presents his systematic theory of knowledge and philosophy of science, and deals particularly with historical knowledge and the problem of demarcating the natural from the human sciences. The theory Rickert develops is carefully argued and of great intrinsic interest. It departs from both positivism and neo-Hegelian idealism and is worked out by contrast to the views of others, particularly Dilthey and the early phenomenologists.
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Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1136830774 |
Author | : William Outhwaite |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2010-10-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780415611169 |
First published in 1983, this book examines the problems of concept formation in the social sciences, and in particular sociology, from the standpoint of a realistic philosophy of science. Beginning with a discussion of positivistic, hermeneutic, rationalist and realistic philosophies of science, Dr Outhwaite argues that realism is best able to furnish rational criteria for the choice and specification of social scientific concepts. A realistic philosophy of science therefore acts as his reference point for the dialectical presentation of alternative accounts.
Author | : W. Outhwaite |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Heinrich Rickert |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1986-10-31 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521310154 |
Heinrich Rickert (1863-1936) was one of the leading neo-Kantian philosophers in Germany and a crucial figure in the discussions of the foundations of the social sciences in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His views were extremely influential, most significantly on Max Weber. The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science is Rickert's most important work, and it is here translated into English for the first time. It presents his systematic theory of knowledge and philosophy of science, and deals particularly with historical knowledge and the problem of demarcating the natural from the human sciences. The theory Rickert develops is carefully argued and of great intrinsic interest. It departs from both positivism and neo-Hegelian idealism and is worked out by contrast to the views of others, particularly Dilthey and the early phenomenologists.
Author | : Guy Oakes |
Publisher | : Mit Press |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780262650373 |
Philosophers and social scientists will welcome this highly original discussion of Max Weber's analysis of the objectivity of social science. Guy Oakes traces the vital connection between Weber's methodology and the work of philosopher Heinrich Rickert, reconstructing Rickert's notoriously difficult concepts in order to isolate the important, and until now poorly understood, roots of problems in Weber's own work.Guy Oakes teaches social philosophy at Monmouth College and sociology at the New School for Social Research.
Author | : Yrjö Engeström |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Concepts |
ISBN | : 9781009015998 |
"Based on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), this book provides a new theoretical framework for understanding the collective formation of concepts that can guide the course of development in different activities and organizations. It is essential reading for researchers, advanced students and practitioners across human and social sciences"--