Sociology as a Science

Sherzod Salimov¹* and Khuchkarov Vakhob Khashimovich²

Received: September 17, 2018;   Published: September 21, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/LOJMS.2018.01.000120

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Abstract

In the time of Enlightenment, the idea of science was to promote the Good society. There was yet not perceived to be a contradiction in science between at the same time being objective and progressive. A century ago, though philosophers and scientist discovered the problem language poses for science: there is a difference between the world and the words. The response from the scientist was paradoxically to defend objectivity. Thus, when sociology was established as a science around the year 1900 it became inherently contradictory, i.e., at the same time being objective and geared at social reforms. (cf. Lindgren 2011) In this article is attempted an outline of a possible solution to this problem in terms of hermeneutics and phenomenology. The conclusion is: by taking understanding as the point of departure sociology can be progressive: promoting the good society and still be a science.

Keywords: Sociology; Science; Society; Post-Modernism; Positivism; Post-Positivism; Phenomena; Meaning; Language

Abstract| The Good Society| Understanding and Thinking| Is or Ought| What is is?| Phenomena and Meaning| The meaning of society| Refrences|