Krytyczny realizm Roya Bhaskara – Basic Critical Realism

Małgorzata Stochmal

doi:10.21697/ucs.2023.31.1.02

Published: 2023-10-20

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2023)

Critical realism of Roy Bhaskar – Basic Critical Realism

Małgorzata Stochmal

Academic Journal of Sociology

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.21697/ucs.2023.31.1.02

Abstract

Critical realism contributes to the development of actual knowledge of society by overcoming the shortcomings of many competing epistemological approaches to social reality. Realistic philosophy of science and social sciences stems from the work of British scientists, which have been for decades led by Roy Bhaskar. Bhaskar’s academic achievements are impressive, but remain largely unknown among Polish readers. The main aim of the article is to present the assumptions of critical realism relating to the first stage of theory development, known as Basic Critical Realism. The article presents more important references to ontological and epistemological issues and partly to the dimension of metaphysics. In the following series of the article, the description of Bhaskar’s work will be deepened and broadened, which increases our cognitive curiosity. The article is addressed to recipients interested in a critical and realistic vision of the description of reality, representing various fields of science and scientific disciplines, whose representatives wish to use this intellectual program in their planned research ventures.

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Basic Critical Realism, stratified depth of ontology, the depth of epistemology, metaphysics, critical realist embrace, social realism

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