Open AccessSocial reality as the object of scientific knowledge
Author(s) -
Р. А. Смирнова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vescì nacyânalʹnaj akadèmìì navuk belarusì. seryâ gumanìtarnyh navuk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2524-2377
pISSN - 2524-2369
DOI - 10.29235/2524-2369-2020-65-3-263-269
Subject(s) - social reality , social knowledge , epistemology , pluralism (philosophy) , sociology of scientific knowledge , sociology , meaning (existential) , conservatism , social science , object (grammar) , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , computer science , philosophy , politics , law , artificial intelligence , engineering
The concept of social reality and the problems associated with its scientific knowledge are considered. Author considers three aspects of the meaning and significance of this concept to explicate it. The article analyzes the objective and subjective reasons that determine the theoretical and methodological conservatism of social and humanitarian sciences which is expressed in the ontologization of knowledge and the rejection of theoretical pluralism of scientific research. The article substantiates the basic principles of studying social reality in modern socio-humanitarian science which open up new perspectives of knowledge and transformation of the social world.