Naturalism and Normativity in the Social Sciences
Hradec Králové
Czech Republic
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Do the social sciences need methods that are radically discontinuous with those employed by the natural sciences? At least since the 19th century rise of hermeneutics, philosophers have argued that a discontinuity is inevitable on the grounds that the social world includes values, rules and norms. Arguably, normativity requires a kind of understanding that is categorically different from the kind pursued by natural science. This central issue in the philosophy of social science has been deeply transformed by new research in both philosophy and the sciences. Recent philosophy has produced new ways to understand the relationship between facts and values and new ways to think about scientific knowledge. In the sciences, research into the cognitive foundations of sociality has revolutionized several fields and suggested new ways to understand the relationship between action and rule. This conference will bring together researchers interested in the way in which these new developments can inform our understanding of naturalism and normativity in the social sciences.
The conference fee is EUR 50 and covers participation, refreshment, book of abstract & banquet.
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Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts of University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Repubpic, EU, e-mail: [email protected]
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May 10, 2012, 7:00am CET
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