Philosophy and sociology. Some remarks about their relationship
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https://doi.org/10.15633/lie.31208Keywords:
sociology of philosophy, sociology of knowledge, sociology of science, philosophyAbstract
One of the research perspectives in sociology is the analysis of the impact of social conditions on human thinking: knowledge, ideas and science. This research also includes the sociology of philosophy. It focuses on the social conditions of philosophical activity and their impact on philosophical thought and the diversity of philosophical views. Sociology of philosophy studies social practices related to the construction of philosophical thought and the philosophical ideas resulting from them. The article analyses the main trends in the sociology of philosophy, referring to macro and micro-structural analyses of the impact of social factors on knowledge, science and philosophy.
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