Knowledge and Social Construction
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780739109205
Subjects: Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects; Political science; Philosophy; Political; Philosophy / General; Political aspects; Social epistemology; Uncertainty
Description: "In Knowledge and Social Construction, Andrew M. Koch makes the case that the more hypothetical and theoretical we are toward knowledge claims (our certainty), the more open our society will be. Following the premise that human nature and subjectivity are social constructions, this book seeks to reorient the reader away from the ontological tradition in political philosophy and toward an epistemological framework. Through an investigation of four competing epistemological models that are used in classic political and social philosophy texts, Koch provides an alternative framework for understanding social arrangements, conflicts, and institutions.

This book, unlike any recent scholarship, represents a challenge to political science, philosophy, sociology, and any discipline concerned with epistemology, society, culture, or politics."--Jacket.