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a bREAKTHROUGH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE
a bREAKTHROUGH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE
[SocArXiv] This article orbits the promise of Sociology and presents the sociology of promises—or, more precisely, the science of promises, aimed at addressing all sociological curiosities and encompassing all that is sociological. In introducing the General Social Theory of Compromises (G-STOC), a framework designed to overcome the fragmentation of traditional social theories and address their limitations in explaining social behavior, a breakthrough is presented in eight main takeaways that are simultaneously ontological, epistemological and theoretical: (1) social coercive powers derive from actual or virtual agency; (2) virtual agency derives from promises; (3) all anger and disappointment derive from broken promises; (4) promises are always in dynamic reciprocal sets called compromises; (5) compromises are heuristic devices underlying all social relationships; (6) all social phenomena involve compromises; (7) to explain is to describe relationships and (8) sociological explanation, therefore, derives from the description of compromises and their history. The above tenets begin to outline a powerful and coherent framework and their proper appreciation is bound to have a profound impact in Social Science. Emphasizing theoretical novelty and superior heuristic power while avoiding convoluted syntheses of competing theories, the author advocates for clear conceptual and theoretical grounds to enable a complete and integrated explanation of social phenomena. With this innovative approach, the paper invites scholars to engage critically with G-STOC and explore its potential to unify and enhance the study of the social world, offering new insights about its complexities.
The Promise - A breakthrough for Social Science (2024).pdf
One social universe, one universal language to fully describe and explain it, breaking free from the "multiple paradigmastasis" of mainstream social science. A general, long range social theory assigned to the service of social science as a whole must be capable of making all social phenomena intelligible through one unique, cogent and standardized framework of concepts and tenets for explanation-generation, thus finally enabling all research purposes to ultimately benefit from the same theoretical devices. That is precisely what this book ultimately delivers, in a powerful heuristic manner, allowing for thorough scientific investigation and deep understanding of empirical events and trends, satisfying even the most demanding curiosities and encompassing Sociology, Anthropology and Political Science as a strong and coherent backbone for those disciplines.
Introducing the General Social Theory
The eminent English sociologist T. Bottomore, capturing the spirit of time experienced by the social sciences at the end of the 20th century, said that there is "a pervasive dissatisfaction with the continuing divisions and fragmentation" within those sciences. He asserted that it remains an "open question whether a more unified and intellectually coherent discipline will eventually emerge, fulfilling some part of the original hope and promise of a simple paradigmatic science of society". Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, a proposal appears compatible with what he foresaw through this book. The Social Universe offers a groundbreaking and pioneering outlook and has the purpose of positing exactly what a new Grand Theory for the social sciences must consist of.
Bruno Sérgio D. Oliveira
Independent Researcher from Brazil, over 20 years studying social theory out of pure passion and genuine curiosity. Founder of the Pacta Social Research Initiative.
As an independent scholar in social sciences, my research is dedicated to developing a comprehensive theoretical framework that addresses the complexities of social phenomena. My book, 'The Social Universe', offers an innovative perspective essential for filling critical gaps in current social science literature.
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Charles Darwin was an independent researcher possessing no degree when he published his major works.
Albert Einstein was too an independent researcher in 1905, his "miracle year".
Gregor Mendel was an independent researcher and an Augustinian monk when he conducted his pioneering experiments in genetics.
Michael Faraday, a self-taught scientist with no formal education, was an independent researcher when he made groundbreaking discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
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All were self-driven, self-motivated learners.
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