The Puzzle of Western Social Science

The term “science” represents a claim to universality, but modern social science is based on lessons from European historical experience. Why, then, does it claim to have universal application? We suggest that Weber’s dictum that social science should be value free led to the concealment of Eurocentric values within an apparently objective framework governed by “rationality”

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Zaman, Asad
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Westliche Staaten \| Western countries \| Sozialwissenschaft \| Social sciences \| Wissenschaftstheorie \| Philosophy of science

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (4 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Academia Letters, article 459, March 2021 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 26, 2021 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.3812894 [DOI]
Classification:	B19 - History of Economic Thought through 1925. Other ; B29 - History of Economic Thought since 1925. Other
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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