Utopias and Dystopias as Models of Social Technology
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Resumo: | This paper presents some proposals for social science advanced by Otto Neurath, focusing on scientific utopianism. Neurath suggests that social scientists should formulate ideals of social arrangements in utopian style, aiming at discussing scientific proposals with a community. Utopias are deemed as models of social science, in the sense proposed by Nancy Cartwright. This view is contrasted with the claim that scientism might lead to dystopian consequences in social planning, drawn from Aldous Huxley’s fiction and from Paul Feyerabend’s philosophy of science. Thus, social science displays a unusual feature: sometimes a model has to be called off, in spite of its perfect functioning, because it brings about unwanted consequences. In the planning of a free democratic society, this ambiguity of utopia and dystopia is highly desirable, for it stimulates essential debates. Social science, therefore, is to be regarded from a plural and fallibilist standpoint. |
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Utopias and Dystopias as Models of Social TechnologyUtopias and Dystopias as Models of Social TechnologyThis paper presents some proposals for social science advanced by Otto Neurath, focusing on scientific utopianism. Neurath suggests that social scientists should formulate ideals of social arrangements in utopian style, aiming at discussing scientific proposals with a community. Utopias are deemed as models of social science, in the sense proposed by Nancy Cartwright. This view is contrasted with the claim that scientism might lead to dystopian consequences in social planning, drawn from Aldous Huxley’s fiction and from Paul Feyerabend’s philosophy of science. Thus, social science displays a unusual feature: sometimes a model has to be called off, in spite of its perfect functioning, because it brings about unwanted consequences. In the planning of a free democratic society, this ambiguity of utopia and dystopia is highly desirable, for it stimulates essential debates. Social science, therefore, is to be regarded from a plural and fallibilist standpoint.Este artigo apresenta algumas propostas para a ciência social defendida por Otto Neurath, com foco na utopia científica. Neurath sugere que os cientistas sociais devem formular ideais de arranjos sociais no estilo utópico, com o objetivo de discutir propostas científicas com uma comunidade. Utopias são consideradas como modelos das ciências sociais, no sentido proposto por Nancy Cartwright. Este ponto de vista é contrastado com a alegação de que o cientificismo pode levar a consequências distópicas no planejamento social, provenientes da ficção de Aldous Huxley e da filosofia da ciência de Paul Feyerabend. Assim, a ciência social, exibe uma característica incomum: às vezes um modelo tem que rejeitado, apesar do seu funcionamento perfeito, porque ele traz consequências indesejadas. No planejamento de uma sociedade livre e democrática, esta ambiguidade da utopia e distopia é altamente desejável, pois estimula debates essenciais. As ciências sociais, portanto, devem ser consideradas do ponto de vista plural e falibilista.Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC2015-09-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2015v19n3p36310.5007/1808-1711.2015v19n3p363Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 19 No. 3 (2015); 363–377Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 19 Núm. 3 (2015); 363–377Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 19 n. 3 (2015); 363–3771808-17111414-4247reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2015v19n3p363/31324Copyright (c) 2021 Ivan Ferreira da Cunhainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCunha, Ivan Ferreira da2019-09-13T10:41:12Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/41606Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/oaiprincipia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br1808-17111414-4247opendoar:2019-09-13T10:41:12Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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Utopias and Dystopias as Models of Social Technology Cunha, Ivan Ferreira da |
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Cunha, Ivan Ferreira da |
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This paper presents some proposals for social science advanced by Otto Neurath, focusing on scientific utopianism. Neurath suggests that social scientists should formulate ideals of social arrangements in utopian style, aiming at discussing scientific proposals with a community. Utopias are deemed as models of social science, in the sense proposed by Nancy Cartwright. This view is contrasted with the claim that scientism might lead to dystopian consequences in social planning, drawn from Aldous Huxley’s fiction and from Paul Feyerabend’s philosophy of science. Thus, social science displays a unusual feature: sometimes a model has to be called off, in spite of its perfect functioning, because it brings about unwanted consequences. In the planning of a free democratic society, this ambiguity of utopia and dystopia is highly desirable, for it stimulates essential debates. Social science, therefore, is to be regarded from a plural and fallibilist standpoint. |
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