Values, Sociology and the Sociologists

Values, Sociology and the Sociologists

It is possible to “screen out”—or hold in abeyance—ethical or esthetic judgments in sociological methods and in any other branch of science. However, in certain kinds of theory construction, it is virtually impossible to do this. At the level of theory, though not at the level of tested propositions...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological Analysis 1964, Vol.25 (2), p.108-112
1. Verfasser: Eister, Allan W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aesthetics
Empirical knowledge
Marxist sociology
Presuppositions
Scientific method
Social research
Social sciences
Social theories
Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:It is possible to “screen out”—or hold in abeyance—ethical or esthetic judgments in sociological methods and in any other branch of science. However, in certain kinds of theory construction, it is virtually impossible to do this. At the level of theory, though not at the level of tested propositions, value differences deter a unified science at this time.
ISSN:1069-4404
0038-0210
1759-8818
DOI:10.2307/3709762