While Karl Marx's ideas remain influential in the social sciences, there is considerable disagreement and debate on the methodological principles that inform his work. Marx often aligned himself with both "scientific" and "dialectical" principles, at least once referring to his method as a "scientific dialectic," suggesting he believed dialectical reason could be incorporated into scientific method. By debunking several misconceptions about Marx's work and examining how he brought scientific methods to bear on his general sociological thinking, his materialist historical perspective, and...
While Karl Marx's ideas remain influential in the social sciences, there is considerable disagreement and debate on the methodological principles that...
While Karl Marx's ideas remain influential in the social sciences, there is considerable disagreement and debate on the methodological principles that inform his work. Marx often aligned himself with both -scientific- and -dialectical- principles, at least once referring to his method as a -scientific dialectic, - suggesting he believed dialectical reason could be incorporated into scientific method. By debunking several misconceptions about Marx's work and examining how he brought scientific methods to bear on his general sociological thinking, his materialist historical perspective, and...
While Karl Marx's ideas remain influential in the social sciences, there is considerable disagreement and debate on the methodological principles t...