In this paper I will explore the relation between engagement and
social science. I will try to argue that positivist epistemology found in the early
days of social sciences still greatly influences our understanding of social engagement.
In the first part of the paper, I will analyze the epistemology of social sciences
advocated by Fourier and Saint-Simon and try to show that, for them, scientific
method was primarily the means for taming social change, as well as projecting
private desires and plans onto the public sphere. In the second part, I will offer
an alternative account of social engagement using the epistemic role of the
community found in pragmatism.
Keywords:
pragmatism / social science / social engagement / epistemology
Source:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2016, 27, 2, 398-406
Publisher:
Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
TY - JOUR
AU - Prodanović, Srđan
PY - 2016
UR - http://journal.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/index.php?journal=fid&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=386
UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1853
AB - In this paper I will explore the relation between engagement and
social science. I will try to argue that positivist epistemology found in the early
days of social sciences still greatly influences our understanding of social engagement.
In the first part of the paper, I will analyze the epistemology of social sciences
advocated by Fourier and Saint-Simon and try to show that, for them, scientific
method was primarily the means for taming social change, as well as projecting
private desires and plans onto the public sphere. In the second part, I will offer
an alternative account of social engagement using the epistemic role of the
community found in pragmatism.
PB - Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society
T1 - Pragmatic Epistemology and the Community of Engaged Actors
T1 - Pragmatička epistemologija i zajednica angažovanih delatnika
IS - 2
VL - 27
SP - 398
EP - 406
DO - 10.2298/FID1602398P
ER -
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author = "Prodanović, Srđan",
year = "2016",
abstract = "In this paper I will explore the relation between engagement and
social science. I will try to argue that positivist epistemology found in the early
days of social sciences still greatly influences our understanding of social engagement.
In the first part of the paper, I will analyze the epistemology of social sciences
advocated by Fourier and Saint-Simon and try to show that, for them, scientific
method was primarily the means for taming social change, as well as projecting
private desires and plans onto the public sphere. In the second part, I will offer
an alternative account of social engagement using the epistemic role of the
community found in pragmatism.",
publisher = "Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju",
journal = "Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society",
title = "Pragmatic Epistemology and the Community of Engaged Actors, Pragmatička epistemologija i zajednica angažovanih delatnika",
number = "2",
volume = "27",
pages = "398-406",
doi = "10.2298/FID1602398P"
}
Prodanović, S.. (2016). Pragmatic Epistemology and the Community of Engaged Actors. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society
Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 27(2), 398-406.
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602398P
Prodanović S. Pragmatic Epistemology and the Community of Engaged Actors. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2016;27(2):398-406.
doi:10.2298/FID1602398P .
Prodanović, Srđan, "Pragmatic Epistemology and the Community of Engaged Actors" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 27, no. 2 (2016):398-406,
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602398P . .
