Název:	Against Grand Theories: A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Disciplines
Autoři:	Jedlička, Petr
Citace zdrojového dokumentu:	JEDLIČKA, P. Against Grand Theories: A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Disciplines. Teorie vědy. Theory of Science, 2020, roč. 42, č. 2, s. 175-199. ISSN 1210-0250.
Datum vydání:	2020
Nakladatel:	Czech Academy of Sciences
Typ dokumentu:	článek article
URI:	2-s2.0-85098082553 http://hdl.handle.net/11025/42600
ISSN:	1210-0250
Klíčová slova v dalším jazyce:	grand theory;metatheory in sociology;metaphilosophy of science;structural functionalism;logical empiricism;relational and analytical sociology
Abstrakt v dalším jazyce:	In this paper, I combine an exposition of the historical development of sociology and the philosophy of science from the era of grand theories onwards, with an explication as to why the grand theories have failed. First, I trace some parallels in the history of each of the disciplines. After presenting their chronological development, I scrutinize the metatheoretical findings about the disciplines and examine the main ontological and epistemic reasons why attempts at these general theories or frameworks have not succeeded. Among them are the lack of a universal methodology and of a theoretical core, together with the impossibility of achieving a common objective view. On this basis I conclude that general theories or frameworks are not achievable in principle. As it turns out, however, some contemporary social theorists and philosophers still harbor hopes that they can be successfully formulated, or at the least do not rule out such a possibility. Thus, in closing, I argue that the critical points can also be applied to these latest attempts, as the call for grand theories or frameworks has never ceased and returns regularly with each new generation of social theorists and philosophers of science.
Práva:	© Czech Academy of Sciences
Vyskytuje se v kolekcích:	Články / Articles (KFI) OBD

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