Type:
Budapest colloquium talks
Audience:
Open to the Public
Speaker:
Building:
Nador u. 15
Room:
103
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 3:30pm
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Date:
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Abstract
In this paper Kusch criticizes authors -- such as S. Turner, M. Burawoy, or P. Kitcher -- who seek to define the functions of the social sciences using a Rawlsian or Habermasian conception of liberal pluralism or ideal-deliberative democracy. He defends an alternative way to think about the functions of the social sciences; this way takes its lead from R. Geuss' realist political philosophy and C. Mouffe's "agonistic pluralism".
The event is also part of the UWC "How to think about science".