[Interpretationandmethods] lure of positivism

[Robert Kaufman Adcock]

Dear Ed,

If your colleague is specifically interested in these issues with regard to
the American social sciences, then two works by intellectual historians
spring to mind. First, Dorothy Ross' awe-inspiringly encompassing general
history of the American social sciences addresses this as one of the
multiple topics it covers. While Ross covers the disciplines of economics,
sociology, history, and political science, the rise of scientism in this
period with reference specifically to sociology is addressed in a work by
Robert Bannister.

The cites are:
Bannister, Robert. 1991. Sociology and Scientism: The American Quest for
Objectivity, 1880-1940. UNC Press.
Ross, Dorothy. 1992. The Origins of American Social Science. Cambridge UP.

Cheers,

Robert

Quoting Ed Schatz <ed.schatz at utoronto.ca>:

> Dear All,
>
> A colleague of mine is interested in a source that covers the "lure of
> positivism in early twentieth century social inquiry." I admit to being
> stumped. Can anyone help?
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> Ed
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