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Tear Your Mask, and Have it Too: A Reply to Peter Baehr.
- Source :
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Society . Aug2013, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p391-394. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Peter Baehr highly praises Berger's contribution to sociology, and yet sharply criticises his claim that unmasking or debunking is he signature method of sociology. Baehr hold such method of enquiry to be dangerously corrosive and in tension with the humanist intentions of Berger. I largely agree with this critique, but I have doubts that a viable alternative could be developed within the framework of the social sciences. Thus, I would suggest that Berger was right in linking unmasking/debunking with the humanist enterprise, despite the negative implications highlighted by Baehr. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOCIOLOGISTS
*SOCIOLOGY
*SOCIAL sciences
*HUMANISTS
*SOCIAL theory
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01472011
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 88154751
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-013-9683-8