Postmodernism and Social TheoryISBN: 978-1-55786-284-6
Paperback
390 pages
April 1992, Wiley-Blackwell
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A new division has emerged in the social sciences between
modernists and their post-modern critics. The former defend the
project of a general theory with secure analytical foundations; the
latter challenge the possibility and indeed the desirability of
aspiring to create totalizing theories. Postmodernists contest the
view of science as an autonomous sphere of knowledge and
reflection.
This volume brings together leading theorists in the social sciences and philosophy to debate the respective merits of modernism and postmodernism as paradigms of social inquiry. It examines the relation between science, critique and narrative, addressing questions about the moral and political meaning of science today.
This volume brings together leading theorists in the social sciences and philosophy to debate the respective merits of modernism and postmodernism as paradigms of social inquiry. It examines the relation between science, critique and narrative, addressing questions about the moral and political meaning of science today.