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Free-Will And Determinism: A Debate In Sociology, Jorge Gibert-Galassi Mar 2008

Free-Will And Determinism: A Debate In Sociology, Jorge Gibert-Galassi

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Modalidades Explicativas Y Teoría Sociológica, Jorge Gibert-Galassi Dec 2007

Modalidades Explicativas Y Teoría Sociológica, Jorge Gibert-Galassi

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Formalismo, Sistemismo Y Explicación, Jorge Gibert-Galassi Mar 2005

Formalismo, Sistemismo Y Explicación, Jorge Gibert-Galassi

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This essay discusses three axioms of sociopoietic theory from the point of view of philosophy of social science. The first axiom, its de-ontologised character, it is associated to theory formalism and it allows to question the validity of a factual theory that do not presuppose the reality. The second one, allow to discuss the pertinence of the social system concept adopted by the sociopoietic view. Finally, argue that a theory about something it is not possible without having an explanation about this "something", and it is asked how an epistemology of the event can acquired content excluding the radical determinism …