Introduction: Election day 2016 -- Our free market scientists -- Republic Inc. -- Genes and machines -- The machinist ethos -- Sciences of zero tolerance -- Empire of light -- Conclusion: Reading social science again.
Reunifying Political Theory and Social Science
The book explores the integration of ethical and normative concerns into social science, challenging the dominance of scientism. Jason Blakely analyzes the intellectual paths of Charles Taylor and Alasdair MacIntyre, revealing their critiques of analytic philosophy and modern social science. Both thinkers advocate for a revived humanism, emphasizing human agency in contrast to reductive methodologies. Their philosophies offer a fresh political framework that addresses contemporary societal challenges, providing valuable insights for researchers across various disciplines.
Lost in Ideology maps the ideological terrain of the past 200 years and asks whether the current disorientation engulfing the world’s liberal democracies is in no small part ideological in origin.