Methodological Misconceptions in the Social Sciences Rethinking Soci
This book offers a systematic view of social analysis that will advance the communication of results between different academic disciplines. It overcomes misunderstandings that are due to the use of an unstructured variety of methodological traditions in
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Methodological Misconceptions in the Social Sciences Rethinking Social Thought and Social Processes
Methodological Misconceptions in the Social Sciences
Angelo Fusari
Methodological Misconceptions in the Social Sciences Rethinking Social Thought and Social Processes
Angelo Fusari Former ISAE Director of Research Via Voltaire 18 00137 Rome, Italy [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-017-8674-4 ISBN 978-94-017-8675-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8675-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014936418 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Alfonsina, Ludovico and Lucia for what they mean to me “Men are strange beings indeed!… I would admire them, but what do I see? Sophism, a meaningless sophism that blinds them to the evidence and paralyses them in front of an open door. Perhaps the main defect of men is their mental inertness, which enables them to achieve the most admirable developments based on well established notions rather than to engage in (methodical) criticism and revision of the foundations Bruno De Finetti, Un matematico e l’economia, Franco Angeli, Milan, 1969, p.33)”
Preface
Contemporary social teaching suffers from a grave deficiency: it is l
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