How Can Theories Represent Social Phenomena?
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چکیده
Discussions in sociological theory often focus on ontological questions the nature of social reality. Against underlying epistemological realism, I argue for a constructivist notion theory: Theories are webs concepts that we use to guide empirical observations and make sense them. We cannot know real features world, only what our theoretical perspectives us see. therefore represent phenomena by highlighting certain relating them logical system. In this system, sentences can be considered true if they meet two conditions: (1) They consistent with at hand (2) adequately map empirically observable relations between objects denoted constructs. Truth is relative perspective; it not objectively determinable. should assessed their ontologies but allow see how connect observations.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sociological Theory
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1467-9558', '0735-2751']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/07352751221087719