Normative Societal Theory

Frederick Betz ()
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Frederick Betz: Portland State University

Chapter Chapter 12 in Societal Dynamics, 2012, pp 261-284 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract When we began this methodological journey, we first acknowledged that modern society has made great progress in societal knowledge (science and technology) but less progress in societal wisdom (politics and ethics). As in societal knowledge, we assumed that progress in societal wisdom could be facilitated by proper methodology in the social sciences. In contrast to the physical and biological sciences with a “value-free” methodology, the social sciences needed a “value-loaded” methodology. Moreover, a value-loaded methodology might yield empirically grounded understanding about universal human values.

Keywords: Social Theory; Historical Explanation; English History; Feudal Society; Historical Epoch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1278-6_12

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