Chapters 2 and 3 of this book offered an indication of the positivist philosophy of science and its incorporation into the sociological tradition. It was noted how this philosophy appears in an array of literature aimed at elucidating the nature of sociology as a science. And it was also noted how much research practice in sociology (explicitly or implicitly) draws on the principles of this philosophy. However it was pointed out that, while positivism is an entrenched methodological perspective within sociology, it is not the only operative perspective. Other philosophies of science and attendant modes of research practice can be found within the sociological tradition. This chapter is aimed at offering an indication of one of these alternatives — which will be called ‘Marxist realism’.
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