Basic concepts in the modern philosophy of social sciences

Kukarnikov D.G.

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Sociosphera
2010. no. 4, 14–23
ISSN: 2078-7081

Basic concepts in the modern philosophy of social sciences

Kukarnikov D.G.
Voronezh State University, Russia

This article is devoted to the contemporary issues in the philosophy of social sciences. Basic models of social cognition (naturalism, antinaturalism, pluralism, critical approach) are analyzed here. The author investigates the main trends in the philosophy of social sciences and outlines perspectives of the future elaboration.

Keywords: naturalism, antinaturalism, philosophy of social sciences, pluralism, phenomenological sociology, ideal type, social reality, critical social science, explanation theory, concepts and methods, theories of scientific growth.

Column: Philosophy

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Kukarnikov D.G. Basic concepts in the modern philosophy of social sciences. Sociosfera = Sociosphera, 2010. no. 4, pp. 14–23. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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