Pure Sociology: Subjectivity at Risk?
Sociology began as a scientific discipline in large part by defining itself by what it was NOT, namely, psychology. This means that within sociology there has always been an uncertainty over whether subjective phenomena, including selves, identities, emotions, consciousness, feelings, or experience,...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=182949223&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 182949223 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 20793715 BK4T jtl: Academicus issn: 20793715 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2025 iid: 31 pid: 68858 pub: Academicus artinfo: ui: 182949223 10.7336/academicus.2025.31.02 ppf: 13 ppct: 31 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 4.3MB tig: atl: Pure Sociology: Subjectivity at Risk? aug: au: Chriss, James J. affil: Cleveland State University, USA su: Social theory Scientific observation Humanism Consciousness Sociologists sug: subj: Social theory Scientific observation Humanism Consciousness Sociologists keyword: antihumanism Donald Black objectivity positivism pure sociology sociological theory Stephen Fuchs subjectivity ab: Sociology began as a scientific discipline in large part by defining itself by what it was NOT, namely, psychology. This means that within sociology there has always been an uncertainty over whether subjective phenomena, including selves, identities, emotions, consciousness, feelings, or experience, are topics worthy of scientific analysis and observation within the discipline. Some argue that psychology is vital to doing sociology (as an accepted or foundational "first principle"), while others reject it because it falls outside the scope of sociological concerns. In this paper I analyze antisubjectivism in sociology in the form of Donald Black's "pure sociology," as well as the antihumanist network theory of Stephan Fuchs. I conclude by suggesting that if sociologists are serious about achieving their long sought after but elusive "science of society," then the sort of antisubjectivism, antihumanism, and antiessentialism being propounded by Black, Fuchs, and others should receive serious consideration in current and future sociological work. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Academicus is the property of Academicus and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Academicus holder: Academicus dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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