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Realism and Sociology - Anti-Foundationalism, Ontology and Social Research (Paperback)
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Realism and Sociology - Anti-Foundationalism, Ontology and Social Research (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Critical Realism
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In recent years, methodological debates in the social sciences have
increasingly focused on issues relating to epistemology. Realism
and Sociology makes an original contribution to the debate,
charting a middle ground between postmodernism and positivism.
Critics often hold that realism tries to assume some definitive
account of reality. Against this it is argued throughout the book
that realism can combine a strong definition of social reality with
an anti-foundational approach to knowledge. The position of realist
anti-foundationalism that is argued for is developed and defended
via the use of immanent critiques. These deal primarily with
post-Wittgensteinian positions that seek to define knowledge and
social reality in terms of 'rule-following practices' within
different 'forms of life' and 'language games'. Specifically, the
argument engages with Rorty's neo-pragmatism and the structuration
theory of Giddens. The philosophy of Popper is also drawn upon in a
critically appreciative way. While the positions of Rorty and
Giddens seek to deflate the claims of 'grand theory', albeit in
different ways, they both end up with definitive claims about
knowledge and reality that preclude social research. By avoiding
the general deflationary approach that relies on reference to
'practices', realism is able to combine a strong social ontology
with an anti-foundational epistemology, and thus act as an
underlabourer for empirical research.
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