After Postmodernism: An Introduction to Critical RealismJose Lopez, Garry Potter A&C Black, 1 mars 2005 - 352 sidor What comes after 'postmodernism'? A buzzword which began as an energising, radical critique became, by the 20th Century's end, a byword for fracture, eclecticism, political apathy and intellectual exhaustion. The last few years have seen a growing interest in critical realism as a possible, alternative way of moving forward. The virtues of critical realism lie in its successful provision of a philosophical grounding for the social sciences and humanities and of a methodology applicable to many different fields of analysis. After Postmodernism brings together some of the best-known names in the field to present the first truly interdisciplinary introduction to critical realism. The book presents the reader with a compendium of accessible essays illustrating the connection between meta-theory, theory and substantive research across Sociology, Philosophy, Literary Studies, Politics, Media Studies, Psychology and Science Studies. The flexibility of critical realism is illustrated in the range of topics discussed - ranging from quantum mechanics to cyberspace, to literary theory, nature, smoking, the future fo Marx, the unconscious and, of course, postmodernsim and the future of theory itself. Contributors: Allison Assiter, Ted Benton, Francis Barker, Roy Bhaskar, Jean Bricmont, Sue Clegg, Andrew Collier, Justin Cruickshank, Robert Fine, David Ford, Tim Forsyth, Rom Harre, Pam Higham, Philip Hodgkiss, Jose Lopez, Christopher Norris, Bertell Ollman, Jenneth Parker, Frank Pearce, Douglas V. Porpora, Garry Potter, John Scott, Philip Tew, Charles R Varela, Anthony Woodiwiss |
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... theory in its myriad variants was the alleged discovery of the irreducible complexity of the natural and social world, of language and meaning. For some the complexity was such that any attempt to encapsulate it would fail; thus much ...
... theory in its myriad variants was the alleged discovery of the irreducible complexity of the natural and social world, of language and meaning. For some the complexity was such that any attempt to encapsulate it would fail; thus much ...
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... theories are subject to sociological determination. The abstract purity of how science was supposed to behave from a ... theory gives a better account of reality than another. Kuhn's work, one could say, inaugurated the orientation being ...
... theories are subject to sociological determination. The abstract purity of how science was supposed to behave from a ... theory gives a better account of reality than another. Kuhn's work, one could say, inaugurated the orientation being ...
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... theory, scientific law etc. with respect to natural science. The question was whether this was applicable or not with respect to the objects of social science. Positivist social scientists answered in the affirmative. There were ...
... theory, scientific law etc. with respect to natural science. The question was whether this was applicable or not with respect to the objects of social science. Positivist social scientists answered in the affirmative. There were ...
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... theory. It accepts the socially constructed nature of knowledge. It accepts the fallibility of human knowledge and ... theories on the basis of their intrinsic merits as explanations of reality. We do so both scientifically and in ...
... theory. It accepts the socially constructed nature of knowledge. It accepts the fallibility of human knowledge and ... theories on the basis of their intrinsic merits as explanations of reality. We do so both scientifically and in ...
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... theory of atomic structure is not at all the same sort of thing as molecular behaviour or atomic structure. But the Weberian theory of social status, for example, is exactly the same sort of thing as everyday actors' conceptualisations ...
... theory of atomic structure is not at all the same sort of thing as molecular behaviour or atomic structure. But the Weberian theory of social status, for example, is exactly the same sort of thing as everyday actors' conceptualisations ...
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LOOKING FOR AND LOOKING AT SOCIAL STRUCTURE | 73 |
PHYSICISTS AND PHILOSOPHERS | 95 |
THEORY NATURE AND SOCIETY | 129 |
COMPUTING POWER DEGENDERED BODIES AND GENDERED MINDS? | 155 |
CULTURE AND CRITICISM | 179 |
PRAGMATICISM AND POLITICS PHILOSOPHY AND PUBLIC POLICY | 213 |
WAYS OF KNOWING | 235 |
DIALECTICS | 267 |
Guide to Further Readings | 311 |
Bibliography | 314 |
Contributors | 325 |
Index | 329 |
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After Postmodernism: An Introduction to Critical Realism Jose Lopez,Garry Potter Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 2001 |
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Society and Its Metaphors: Language, Social Theory and Social Structure Jose Lopez Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2003 |