Method and matter in the social sciences: Umbilically tied to the Enlightenment

Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

doi:10.1017/S0140525X14001113

Method and matter in the social sciences: Umbilically tied to the Enlightenment

Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

This commentary deals with the nonconformity of academics and the ethos of social science. Academics in all fields deviate from majority norms in politics and religion, and this deviance may be essential to the academic mind and to academic norms. The Enlightenment legacy inspires both methods and subject matter in academic work, and severing ties with it may be impossible.

Original language	English
Article number	e133
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X14001113
State	Published - 27 Jul 2015

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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