Empirical and Positivistic Research Criticism in Social Sciences from the Perspective of Theodor Adorno

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Tehran University

2 Islamic Social Science

Abstract
Empiricist researchers since 19 century changes foundation and meaning of science. If Earlier, all of knowledge_ Rational, inspirational or empirical _ were in area of science. After the Enlightenment and empirical interpretation of science, The only valid reference for testing the truth or falsity of a proposition was sensory experience. Empiricist researchers after Developing an epistemological and Methodological logic for natural Science, Tried to extend it to social sciences. This article first into a short and concise form explains empiricism and positivism and change, evolution and Extension history of them and then analysis and explains Theodor Adorno's criticism views of empirical research and its transfer to the social sciences (As one of the original members of the school Frankfurt) and finally shows that: why From the perspective of Adorno we should not extend empirical methods to social sciences? And basically, What is the danger of transfer of the methodological foundations of natural/empirical sciences to social sciences?

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