The Making of Social Theory

0420915 - FLÚ 2014 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Balon, Jan
The Making of Social Theory.
Teorie vědy. Roč. 34, č. 4 (2012), s. 515-528. ISSN 1210-0250. E-ISSN 1804-6347
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP401/11/2338
Institutional support: RVO:67985955
Keywords : social theory * styles of writing * commentary * interpretation * canon * social knowledge
Subject RIV: AA - Philosophy ; Religion

This article analyzes the practice of making social theory in terms of the changing styles manifested in writing social theory texts. As demonstrated on selected historical examples of “writing” social theory, it seems evident that there is no standard form or style of “making” social theory apart from commentary. The argument elaborated here suggests that the inability to arrive at a standard form of “making” social theory may be a consequence of individual, authentic, original, creative thinking drawing its inspiration from sources that are heavily derivative and sometimes permeated by very chaotic and strenuous efforts to demonstrate the coherence of the thinking that it some way refers to the social world.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0227364