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De wetenschappelijkheid en de alledaagsheid van sociologische verklaringen

Auteurs

  • Vos,Henk de

Trefwoorden:

Sociology, Theoretical Problems, Sociology of Knowledge, scientific vs commonsense explanations, sociology

Samenvatting

Sociologists commonly position themselves with respect to two different understandings of science: the humanistic, aimed at interpretation, & the natural scientific, aimed at explanation. However, a more fruitful distinction is that between scientific & commonplace explanations. In the evolution of knowledge through four phases -- movement, controlled movement, cultural transmission, & experience steered by imagination -- scientific explanation belongs to the last phase, commonsense explanation to the first three. A sociological explanation consists of both scientific & commonsense aspects. 20 References. Modified HA

Biografie auteur

Vos,Henk de

Gepubliceerd

1987-11-01

Nummer

Sectie

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