Postmodernism and Social Theory

Postmodernism and Social Theory
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 1557862842
ISBN-13 : 9781557862846
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Book Synopsis Postmodernism and Social Theory by : Steven Seidman

Download or read book Postmodernism and Social Theory written by Steven Seidman and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1992-04-08 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new division has emerged in the social sciences between modernists and their post-modern critics. The former defend the project of a general theory with secure analytical foundations; the latter challenge the possibility and indeed the desirability of aspiring to create totalizing theories. Postmodernists contest the view of science as an autonomous sphere of knowledge and reflection. This volume brings together leading theorists in the social sciences and philosophy to debate the respective merits of modernism and postmodernism as paradigms of social inquiry. It examines the relation between science, critique and narrative, addressing questions about the moral and political meaning of science today.


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