SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Antonio Gramsci, Scientific Method, Monotheism
10 Oct 2018
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You don"t have to be an intellectual to be a social theorist. There is no cognition without the binaries. Reflecting on, interpreting and representing our actions and interactions. Constructing/building something in your imagination before building it in reality (e. g. an architect theoretically creates a building before actually constructing it; theories are intellectual blueprints and models) An abstract, symbolic representation of and explanation of social reality. Starts with in idea or theory about the nature of society and social behavior and then construct in relatively abstract terms sine sirt if nidek if explanation. Starts with observations of social life, examine the social context, then derive an explanation. Key enlightenment thinkers challenged the dominance of religion through a commitment to reason and the acquisition of truth. Lots of dramatic social and political transformations. Can answer not only why it happened but how it happened. Order could be observed in the social world through careful observation and comparison of facts.
