Flyvbjerg, B., 2001, Making social science making matter, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- Author : Flyvbjerg, B.
- Year : 2001
- Title English : Making social science making matter
- Publisher : Cambridge University Press
- Publisher's Location : Cambridge
- ISBN : 978-0521775687
- Pages : 204
- Comments : Bent Flyvbjerg, a professor of planning at Aalborg University in Denmark, frames his work in the context of the "Science Wars," namely, the criticisms raised in recent years by the natural sciences about the methods and value of contemporary social-science research. He argues that the social sciences have been held to the standard of the natural sciences, which is the discovery of knowledge that is universal, context-independent, and cumulative. By this standard, the social sciences at best are viewed as weak imitators of the natural sciences. Most of Flyvbjerg's book seeks to reestablish an older, more realistic standard by which to redirect the social sciences and to bolster their credibility. The author is quite successful in achieving his primary objective and thus gives renewed hope and direction for the future of the social sciences. For this reason, his writing deserves serious attention. for more see book review: See book reviewhttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_1-2_78/ai_106558986
- Outline : Rationality body and intuition in human learning 9 Dreyfus model, fast chess, cognitivists Is theory possible in social science? 25 hermeneutic, Dreyfus model, natural sciences Context counts 38 Acknowledgments page 1 phronesis, Science Wars, phronetic social science Rationality body and intuition in human learning 9 Dreyfus model, fast chess, cognitivists Is theory possible in social science? 25 hermeneutic, Dreyfus model, natural sciences Context counts 38 social science, Hubert Dreyfus, Pierre Bourdieu Values in social and political inquiry 53 phronesis, Aristotle, phronetic social science The power of example 66 Socrates, Euthyphro, Thomas Kuhn more » The significance of conflict and power to social science 88 discourse ethics, communicative rationality, Habermas Empowering Aristotle 110 rationality and power, Realpolitik, Paul Rabinow Methodological guidelines for a reformed social science 129 phronetic research, situational ethics, Richard Rorty narratives of value and power 141 rationality and power, Aalborg Project, Ribe County Social science that matters 166 Stuart Dreyfus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul Rabinow