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The marriage of critical realism and Marxism
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Brown, Andrew Fleetwood, Steve Roberts, John Michael |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | Critical realism is steadily gaining ground in the social sciences and humanities. Critical realist orientated scholars are to be found in many areas such as: sociology and social theory, organisation and management studies, feminism, geography, law and economics. Whilst critical realism has many things to teach us about philosophy it is, primarily, a philosophy of science. Critical realism can supply the full-blown philosophy of science lacking in Marxism. Adopting critical realism as a philosophy of science compatible with Marxism has allowed us to place the notion of tendency on a more secure footing. There are a number of reasons why critical realism can be situated within a Kantian legacy. In the first instance, critical realism is a transcendental social theory. Critical realism has attracted followers from a very broad range of disciplines in the social sciences, humanities and beyond. Critical realism demonstrates that the Kuhnian/Lakatosian perspective must have a real world analogue in ontological 'emergence'. Book Name: Critical Realism and Marxism |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780203299227-1&type=chapterpdf |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203299227-1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2003-09-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Critical Realism and Marxism Critical Realism Marxism Social Sciences Philosophy of Science Social Theory |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
