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Preferred term
value-free social science
Definition(s)
- Much of the modern debate about value freedom in social science has taken place within a framework articulated, in the early twentieth century, by the sociologist Max Weber. In his discussions of objectivity and ethical neutrality in social science, Weber made a sharp distinction between the “vocations” of science and politics on the basis of what he insisted was a fundamental logical difference between a claim about what “is” and a claim about what “ought” to be. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Value-Free Social Science]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BN9MJFVL-7
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