The Discreet Charm of Irrationalism (a Response to The Dance of a Straw Man)

Authors :: Michał Kaczmarczyk
Source :: Studia Socjologiczne, Iss 2, Pp 29-37 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Komitet Socjologii PAN, Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii UW, 2020.
Abstract: Rebutting the responses of his polemists, the author emphasizes the pivotal role of the concepts’ clarity and precision in scholarly debates. He further explains the standpoint of moderate constructivism in sociology that he has earlier defended. In conclusions, he ascribes tacit irrationalism to his critics, which according to him results from the fascination with Bruno Latour’s social theory as well as the superficial reading of Max Weber.