Social science as a social institution: neutrality and the politics of social research
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Michael Root suggests in 'Philosophy of Social Science' that social science is institutionally incapable of being neutral or value-free as required by liberal theory. Root's argument points to the lack of any neutral or objective basis for policy-making, as many postmodern philosophers have also maintained. Root suggests that to fulfill the requirements for valid data social scientist must inevitably pass along partisan, nonscientific values. As a result, Root recommends that social science should become more self-consciously partisan, but this approach is not adequate in the policy-making context.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 1995
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The Objects of Social Science
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BOOK REVIEW:The Objects of Social ScienceBy Montuschi, Eleonora
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2006
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