The Sociology-Philosophy Connection

The Sociology-Philosophy Connection by Mario Bunge Download PDF EPUB FB2

There is a connection between sociology and philosophy. Sociology is in need of a scientific philosophy and philosophers must come to grips with the philosophical problems of social science. In the first part of the book Bunge outlines the scientific realism approach to sociology: There are objective social by: There is a connection between sociology and philosophy.

Sociology is in need of a scientific philosophy and philosophers must come to grips with the philosophical problems of social science. In the first part of the book Bunge outlines the scientific realism approach to sociology: There are objective social facts/5(2).

The Sociology-Philosophy Connection. Most social scientists and philosophers claim that sociology and philosophy are disjoint fields of inquiry.

Some have wondered how to trace the precise boundary between them. Mario Bunge argues that the two fields are so entangled with one another that no demarcation is possible or, indeed, desirable/5(7). The Sociology-philosophy Connection. Most social scientists and philosophers claim that sociology and philosophy are disjoint fields of inquiry.

Some have wondered how to trace the precise boundary between them. Mario Bunge argues that the two fields are so entangled with one another that no demarcation is possible or, indeed, by:   The Sociology-Philosophy Connection is a general introduction to explanation in the social sciences, as well as a critique of some major social philosophies, approaches, and methods.” —Andreas Pickel, Society.

From the PublisherPages: The Sociology-philosophy Connection chapter 1 The Relevance of Philosophy to Sociology Two centuries ago, no scholar seemed to have felt the need to prove the relevance of philosophy to social studies nor, indeed, to any other field of : Mario Bunge.