Epistemology and Social Theory: Internal and External Questions

The aim of this paper is to show how Rudolf Carnap’s distinction between internal and external questions might be extended and applied to social theory. Following Carnap, I argue that a question is internal to a framework if it can be answered within the given framework; on the other side, a questi...

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Main Author: Timothy Tambassi
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Language:Spanish
Published: Corporación Filosofía y Sociedad 2016-06-01
Series:Mutatis Mutandis: Revista Internacional de Filosofía
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Online Access:https://revistamutatismutandis.com/index.php/mutatismutandis/article/view/152
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description The aim of this paper is to show how Rudolf Carnap’s distinction between internal and external questions might be extended and applied to social theory. Following Carnap, I argue that a question is internal to a framework if it can be answered within the given framework; on the other side, a question is external to a framework if it calls into question the framework itself. Here, I discuss this distinction and its consequences for the social theory through an analysis focused on the "Constitution of the Italian Republic" framework and on the notion of justice.
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spelling doaj-art-58a50282f2f94b808184fc6b0a5f5ef42025-01-05T00:54:51ZspaCorporación Filosofía y SociedadMutatis Mutandis: Revista Internacional de Filosofía0719-47732016-06-011610.69967/07194773.v1i6.152Epistemology and Social Theory: Internal and External QuestionsTimothy Tambassi0University of Eastern Piedmont The aim of this paper is to show how Rudolf Carnap’s distinction between internal and external questions might be extended and applied to social theory. Following Carnap, I argue that a question is internal to a framework if it can be answered within the given framework; on the other side, a question is external to a framework if it calls into question the framework itself. Here, I discuss this distinction and its consequences for the social theory through an analysis focused on the "Constitution of the Italian Republic" framework and on the notion of justice. https://revistamutatismutandis.com/index.php/mutatismutandis/article/view/152internal/externaldistinctionsocial theorycomparison
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title_short Epistemology and Social Theory: Internal and External Questions
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