Critical Theory and MethodologyCritical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 44
... attempt at synthesis , this split between empiricism and rationalism in- evitably defined the inner tensions within the history of positiv- ism . Should the foundations of certain knowledge be located in characteristics of the " knower ...
... attempt at synthesis , this split between empiricism and rationalism in- evitably defined the inner tensions within the history of positiv- ism . Should the foundations of certain knowledge be located in characteristics of the " knower ...
Page 172
... attempts ... written either by impla- cable opponents of Marx or by disillusioned ex - believers . I belong in neither ... attempt to come to terms with the massive transformations that have swept through the world since the eighteenth ...
... attempts ... written either by impla- cable opponents of Marx or by disillusioned ex - believers . I belong in neither ... attempt to come to terms with the massive transformations that have swept through the world since the eighteenth ...
Page 217
... attempts to identify crucial variables in systems dynamics on the basis of large samples of cases . In contrast ... attempt to identify intensively the crucial points of potential rupture , breakdown , or change in the processes of ...
... attempts to identify crucial variables in systems dynamics on the basis of large samples of cases . In contrast ... attempt to identify intensively the crucial points of potential rupture , breakdown , or change in the processes of ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 5 |
Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism | 62 |
Positivism in the Social Sciences | 69 |
Copyright | |
17 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
Common terms and phrases
action Adorno analysis analytic Anthony Giddens approach argued argument aspects associated assumption basic basis Bourdieu Cambridge causal central communicative conception concerned context crisis critical realism critical research critical social critical theory critique crucial debates defined dialectic discourse distinction domination economic edited empiricist ethnography explanation explanatory focus Foucault Frankfurt School fundamental Giddens's Habermas and Giddens Habermas's hermeneutics historical materialism Horkheimer human sciences ideology implications inquiry interpretive involved issues Jürgen Habermas knowledge linguistic linked logic London Marx Marxist mediational metatheory methodology methods non-empirical normative notion perspective phenomenology philosophy political positivism positivist postempiricist Postmodernism postmodernist poststructuralism practice problematic problems qualitative quantitative quantitative research questions rational reality reconstruction reference reflexive relations research program Routledge scientific social psychology social research social science social theory society sociology specific statistical strategies structuralist symbolic interactionism theme theoretical theorists tion tive tradition transformation University Press Western Marxism York