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Ontological Anti-Foundationalism in Sociology.
- Source :
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Philosophy of the Social Sciences . Mar2024, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p151-167. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Social ontology studies the nature and properties of social reality while social metaontology examines the relationship between ontology and the social sciences, which is often treated as a normative question. However, social sciences themselves contain ontological theses, raising the descriptive question of how these internal ontologies relate to the rest of the social sciences. This paper argues that important parts of sociology have an anti-foundationalist metaontology. This descriptive claim is used to build a normative argument against foundationalism and is supported by examining the works of Durkheim and Weber and how their metaontological beliefs continue to influence many sociologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOCIOLOGY
*ONTOLOGY
*SOCIOLOGISTS
*SOCIAL reality
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00483931
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175298601
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00483931231210349