Yet the claims sociologists make about social reality tend to fit their pre-existing political commitments to a T...https://twitter.com/DaveAshelman/status/631603863469064192 …
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Yup, it's a problem. What claims you are prepared to accept about empirical facts will be deeply influenced by your values.3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @Metamagician
@Metamagician Hence the knots many sociologists have tied themselves into when interpreting the results from MZ vs. DZ twin studies.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I was thinking of the current debate about prostitution, where each side has its own facts (and both make hyperbolic claims).4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @Metamagician
@Metamagician It's kind of ironic, given the balance of forces today is precisely reversed.
6:36 PM - 12 Aug 2015
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