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'The End of Sociology'

Auteurs

  • Sitter,L. U. de

Trefwoorden:

Sociology, Conflict vs consensus theories, Logical variance vs environmental postulates, Theoretical pluriformity acceptance, Sociological thought implications

Samenvatting

The subjective component in the informational context of a theory introduces the problem of truth. 2 sociologists discuss the pros & cons of consensus & conflict theories, drawing some surprising conclusions. Consensus & conflict paradigms belong to the same class of pragmatic theory. Logical variance in theory about the environment exists if this variance corresponds to different sets of relations in the environment. Logical acceptance of theoretical pluriformity, corresponding to the same set of relations in the environment excludes, however, the possibility of independent environmental variance. Such 'pluriform thinking' reduces reality to individual thinking whose philosophical foundation is idealism. Sociological thinking can only be consistent within itself if it accepts such individual theoretical & pragmatic realities as social facts producing relations according to regularities which transcend subjective reality. Modified HA.

Biografie auteur

Sitter,L. U. de

Gepubliceerd

1973-09-01

Nummer

Sectie

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