Problem med den tudelade humanvetenskapen

Abstract

Problems with the division of human sciences into two parts. It is epistemologically motivated to describe the human sciences as divided into one objectivistic (nature/body) and one intersubjectivistic (society) part. The problem is to bridge these parts, and evolutionary theory is chosen as a possible instrument. As a preparation it is necessary to find the relevant epistemological and ontological categories. Two epistemological (objectivism and intersubjectivism) and three ontological (levels of aggregation, position of actors and plans of reality) dimensions are discussed together with some fundamental methodological problems. Another important part of the task is to elucidate societal change in relation to different types of societal patterns (from laws to similarities and differences).