Epistemology and politics of interdisciplinary methodology

The goal of this article is to propound a complex concept of interdiscipline, one that should be epistemologically rigorous, methodologically viable and politically critical. This implies to assume an explicit ideological position that involves a particular conception of the relation between science...

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Main Author: Leonardo Gabriel Rodríguez Zoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Latinoamericana de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales
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Online Access:http://www.relmecs.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/3357
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Summary:The goal of this article is to propound a complex concept of interdiscipline, one that should be epistemologically rigorous, methodologically viable and politically critical. This implies to assume an explicit ideological position that involves a particular conception of the relation between science and society: interdisciplinary knowledge is necessary for a politics being able to intervene in complex problems affecting people life in Latin America.
ISSN:1853-7863