We as social scientists are still working with concepts that have the same epistemological consistency as phlogiston for physics
Most concepts in social theory (social norms, power, social groups, etc.) are useless for science - they just re-describe the expectations of our "intuitive sociology", which helps us have social life, but gives no scientific explanation of that social life.https://twitter.com/Oliver_S_Curry/status/1076610420272754688 …
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I don’t think that’s entirely right. It’s both better and worse. There’s no intuitive category of phlogiston. The concepts we use in the social sciences are reflections of folk psychology, sociology etc., suggesting some utility. But also, likely more difficult to get rid of.
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You’re not licensed to use the word “science”. So have the decency to temper your language. In other words, you’re dead wrong.
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