Corso svolto a Vienna
Contents
What is empiricism? What is research or science? What is empirical human and social re-search?
Methods of scientific conclusions;
What does “cognitive interest” mean? (including prior assumptions and prerequisites of scien-tific research)
What is a research problem?
Discussion of concrete research examples (Marienthal Study; comparative studies from the 1930s – The Gang & The Taxi Dance Hall)
The role of fear in research: Georges Devereux
Introduction to Ethnomethodology
Goffman’s theory on social roles and role distance
Course objectives
Students are aware of the (philosophical) prior assumptions and prerequisites of empirical research.
Course outcomes
Students gain a basic understanding of the concept of scientific experience. They are furthermore – in close contact with the Scientific Working Methods course – introduced to the formulation of one of the first major pro-seminar projects.
