Autore
Lucchini, Mario

Titolo
Sociology and the Behavioral Sciences. Towards a Unified Theoretical Framework of Knowledge
Periodico
Sociologica
Anno: 2008 - Volume: 0 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 0

Sociology is currently marked by internal fragmentation and conflicts with the other behavioral sciences. Whereas the hard sciences are united by a common explanatory model based on fundamental particles, the behavioral sciences fail to establish a unifying theoretical framework that might reduce the pulverisation of knowledge. This article attempts to establish whether sociology, and the behavioral sciences in general, can be adequately enclosed within a common underlying theory based on Darwinian evolutionism, on complexity theory and on the developments in neuroscience. The aim is to sketch a unified theoretical framework that can then be applied within different disciplinary fields in order to tackle their distinct explanatory goals. The question I wish to address is whether theories and methods exist that are able to bridge across the social and natural sciences, enabling the development of a naturalised epistemology.



SICI: 1971-8853(2008)0:3<0:SATBST>2.0.ZU;2-V
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