Open AccessInfluence of historical & social events on knowledge & knowledge production: A focus on some selected social theorists
Author(s) -
Abdullahi Muhammad Maigari,
Arafat Ibrahim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
global journal of sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2301-2633
DOI - 10.18844/gjs.v9i1.3470
Subject(s) - social knowledge , epistemology , narrative , sociology , focus (optics) , knowledge production , social philosophy , style (visual arts) , social science , social relation , philosophy , literature , knowledge management , linguistics , physics , art , computer science , optics
This article examines the relationship between knowledge produced by social theorists and the social events that occurred before and during their lifetime. The aim of the paper is to identify the social events and how they shaped the thoughts and knowledge produced by the selected theorists. This was approached through a review of secondary literature and narrative style to analyse the sourced materials. The paper examined three social theorists, philosophers or thinkers: Ibn Khaldun, Hegel and Comte. The study found that the knowledge produced by these theorists have traversed beyond disciplines classified as social sciences. It shows that the knowledge produced is intertwined with what happened before and during the time they lived which is reflected in their intellectual works. The paper submits that knowledge cannot be separated from the social reality of its producer. Therefore, the paper concludes that social theorists examined thought and wrote based on the social realities they encountered.
Keywords: Historical event, influence, social theorists, knowledge production.