Beyond Social Science Naturalism: The Case for Ecumenical Interpretivism

IF 0.4 3区社会学 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Critical Review Pub Date : 2019-10-02 DOI:10.1080/08913811.2020.1729482

Cornel Ban

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT The epistemological and methodological wars that bedevil social science often pit those who follow in the footsteps of natural science and those who favor a more holistic, interpretive approach. Into this war-torn landscape, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakley have dropped a plea for interpretive social science that will surely serve as a touchstone for years to come. However, their anti-naturalism is of the methodologically ecumenical kind, with the qualitative toolkit cohabiting with mass surveys, large-N statistics, and other quantitative methods under well-specified conditions. The book’s insights therefore dovetail with emerging ecumenical trends in international political economy and even economics.

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超越社会科学的自然主义:普世解释主义的案例

困扰社会科学的认识论和方法论之争，往往使那些追随自然科学脚步的人与那些倾向于更全面、更解释性方法的人陷入困境。在这片饱受战争蹂躏的土地上，马克·贝维尔(Mark Bevir)和杰森·布莱克利(Jason Blakley)提出了对解释性社会科学的呼吁，这无疑将成为未来几年的试金石。然而，他们的反自然主义是方法论上的普世主义，在明确规定的条件下，定性工具与大规模调查、大n统计和其他定量方法共存。因此，这本书的见解与国际政治经济学甚至经济学中出现的普世主义趋势相吻合。

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Critical Review POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.30

自引率

12.50%

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