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Qu’est-ce qu’expliquer en sociologie ? Brèves considérations épistémologiques de Granger à Bourdieu

Hamel, Jacques (2021) Qu’est-ce qu’expliquer en sociologie ? Brèves considérations épistémologiques de Granger à Bourdieu. Lato Sensu, revue de la Société de philosophie des sciences, 8 (3). pp. 20-37. ISSN 2295-8029

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Abstract

Current publications in sociology question its ability to explain what it considers an object without really
defining what it means to explain. This paper seeks to answer the following questions: What does explaining
consist in? What exactly is the meaning of this term related to science? Why and in what way does the
intention conveyed in the word have difficulty with its right to be, or its relevance, in sociology? How can one
conceive the explanation in operative terms? The answers presented here are first based on the nuances
brought by contemporary epistemology to the characterization of science associated with the three key
words that are describing, understanding and explaining. The analysis of a qualitative interview then illustrates
the operations under which explaining in this discipline becomes possible, so that it can be considered
a science, itself conceived as knowledge by object, concept and method.


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Item Type: Published Article or Volume
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Hamel, Jacquesjacques.hamel@umontreal.ca
Keywords: science • sociology • understanding • explaining
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
Specific Sciences > Sociology
Depositing User: Lato Sensu
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2021 00:13
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2021 00:13
Item ID: 19658
Journal or Publication Title: Lato Sensu, revue de la Société de philosophie des sciences
Publisher: Société de philosophie des sciences
Official URL: https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/latosensu/artic...
DOI or Unique Handle: dx.doi.org/10.20416/LSRSPS.V8I3.3
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
Specific Sciences > Sociology
Date: 7 October 2021
Page Range: pp. 20-37
Volume: 8
Number: 3
ISSN: 2295-8029
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19658

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