Perspectivism - A Contribution to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Perspectivism: A Contribution to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences advances the philosophy of perspectivism, showing how its capacity to assess competing views of a particular concept by approaching them as different 'sides' of a multi-dimensional object supports a concept of 'adequate' rather than 'absolute' truth.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: Theoretical Considerations: Concept of Perspectivism 1. Nietzsche and the origins of Perspectivism 2. Karl Mannheim and the concept of Perspectivism 3. Max Weber’s concept of Objectivity in the Social Sciences 4. Pragmatism and Perspectivism Part 2: Application of the Concept of Perspectivism to a Number of Different Concepts in the Social Sciences 5. Power as a Mutually Contested Concept 6. The Concept of Equality Reconsidered 7. A Three / Four Dimensional Concept of Crime 8. The Social Construction of Sexual Difference General Conclusion

About the author

Kenneth Smith is the author of Emile Durkheim and the Collective Consciousness of Society: A Study in Criminology (2014) and Karl Marx's Capital: A Guide to Volumes I–III (second edition, 2021). He was formerly Professor of Sociology at Regent’s University, London and Reader in Criminology and Sociology at Buckinghamshire New University, UK.

Summary

Perspectivism: A Contribution to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences advances the philosophy of perspectivism, showing how its capacity to assess competing views of a particular concept by approaching them as different ‘sides’ of a multi-dimensional object supports a concept of ‘adequate’ rather than ‘absolute’ truth.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032404783
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240478-3
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, PHILOSOPHY / Methodology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, Society and culture: general, Research methods: general