Contemporary Philosophy of Social Sciences

The experience of living in a multicultural world raises a question whose answer is vital for political thought. “Is it possible for us to understand others, especially those who are different from us?” This is the most fundamental question of Brian Fay's work.

In this work, Fay establishes a new philosophy of social sciences, with the concern of saving the social sciences from the impasse and revitalizing social scientific research: The most defining feature of his philosophy is a multicultural approach that he redefines... The ultimate understanding of multiculturalism, which emphasizes only recognizing and respecting difference, is Claiming that the result will be the isolation of different groups, Fay offers an understanding of multiculturalism that emphasizes mutual learning, dialogue and interaction. While doing this, he questions all rigid binary categories such as self-other, us-them, similarity-difference, insiders-outsiders; It tries to destroy this dualistic way of thinking, which is dominant not only in social sciences but also in our daily lives, and replace it with dialectical thinking.

Issues such as the nature of meaning, the quality of interpretation, the possibility of objectivity, the self and its relationship with others, the nature of culture and society, and the complexity of intercultural understanding are some of the topics Fay examines. But these problems discussed by Fay concern not only social sciences, but also individuals who are the subjects of multicultural experience. Fay offers a very important guide for us.

Considering that one of the most important problems we face today is how to live together, “Just recognizing the difference is not enough; It is an indisputable fact that there is a lot we can learn from the motto "there should be interaction, dialogue and mutual learning"...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 4th Edition

Size: 13x20

First Print Year: 2001

Number of Pages: 366

Media Type: Paperback

Language Turkish

Original Name: Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science A Multicultural Approach