Abstract
In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn argued that the scientific enterprise intimately involves the acceptance or rejection of scientific results and the construction of paradigms by the “scientific community.” Unfortunately, this has been interpreted to suggest that consensus among scientists offers a sense of validation, where the real strength of the scientific method lies in the search for contradictions to accepted knowledge. This paper explores the nature of modern scientific inquiry starting with David Hume and the nature of social science research beginning with Max Weber, and explores the problem of scientific socialization in that framework.
Presenters
Robert BruhlClinical Professor, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Civic, Political, and Community Studies
KEYWORDS
Scientific Revolution, Epistemology, Research Methods, Paradigm Construction, Logical Positivism
