Cambridge social ontology : an interview with Tony Lawson

A Conception of Ontology

My purpose here is to describe and defend a programme in social ontology. It is a programme being carried though by a group of researchers in Cambridge. I start by defining some of my terms. Ontology The term ontology 2 derives from Greek, with " onto " meaning " being " , and " logos " usually interpreted as " science " ; so that ontology, as traditionally understood, is the science or study o...

7 Gender and social change tony lawson

H ow in the context of the currently developing global order (and consequent ever-changing local political frameworks) might feminists most sensibly seek to transform the gendered features of society in such a manner as to facilitate a less discriminating scenario than is currently in evidence? This is a question that motivates much of the thinking behind this book. But posing it carries certai...

THE PRACTICE OF A PRIORI UNIVERSALIZING Feminist contributions can claim a good deal of the credit for modern social theory displaying increasing sensitivity to the dangers of overgener-

Feminists have drawn attention to, and rightly criticized, the tendency of dominant groups unthinkingly to universalize their own values and practices. In so doing, however, many feminists have appeared inclined to criticize almost any practice of generalizing, a development that has proven problematic for feminist epistemological and emancipatory projects. Such considerations invite a question...

Selected Critiques of the Philosophical Underpinnings of the Neoclassical School

us: This inquiry seeks to establish the importance of the critiques leveled by Thorstein Veblen and Tony Lawson against the orthodox economics. In order to advance this point this inquiry advances the notion that Neoclassical school and its sub school known as marginal utility theory are constructed upon shaky philosophical and methodological foundations that include the hedonistic conception o...

Social Explanation and Popper