Download This PaperThe Puzzle of Western Social Science
Academia Letters, article 459, March 2021
4 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2021 Last revised: 30 Mar 2021
Date Written: March 26, 2021
Abstract
The term “science” represents a claim to universality, but modern social science is based on lessons from European historical experience. Why, then, does it claim to have universal application? We suggest that Weber’s dictum that social science should be value free led to the concealment of Eurocentric values within an apparently objective framework governed by “rationality”.
Keywords: Social Science, Value Free, Eurocentric
JEL Classification: B19, B29
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Zaman, Asad, The Puzzle of Western Social Science (March 26, 2021). Academia Letters, article 459, March 2021, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3812894 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3812894
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