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Values as critique and the critique of values
Voegelin and Schutz on theory in the social sciences
Michael Barber
pp. 213-233
After briefly presenting Eric Voegelin's general theoretical framework, this paper highlights the differences between Voegelin and Schutz in regard to three issues in their correspondence: 1) the place of epistemology in theory 2) the role of general theory with relation to values, and 3) the interpretation of Husserl's Crisis. The article concludes that a value-oriented theory, such as Voegelin's, and a value-neutral theory, such as Schutz 's, converge on certain ethical concerns about the role of theory.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2944-4_11
Full citation:
Barber, M. (1999)., Values as critique and the critique of values: Voegelin and Schutz on theory in the social sciences, in L. Embree (ed.), Schutzian social science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 213-233.