20/07/2023
The term “science” represents a claim to universality, but modern social science is based on lessons from European historical experience. Why, then, does it claim to have universal application? We suggest that Weber’s dictum that social science should be value-free led to the concealment of Eurocentric values within an apparently objective framework governed by “rationality”. Recognition of Eurocentric foundations leads to the possibility or rebuilding the social sciences on radically different foundations.
by Dr Asadzaman