ABSTRACT

It can be challenging to introduce the philosophy of social science (PoS) to students in the social sciences. Noting the lack of literature providing guidance to the prospective PoS teacher, this paper outlines several pieces of advice on how to engage social science undergraduates in the subject. This advice centres on showing the relevance of the PoS in academia and beyond, reducing complexity and presenting only a few contending PoS perspectives. It is also proposed to use textbooks with caution or avoiding them altogether, illustrating how PoS assumptions are embedded in contemporary social research and showing the connection between the PoS on one hand and research questions, methods, and theory on the other. Finally, the importance of showing students how they can make use of the PoS in their own work and teaching the subject in a ‘hands on’ manner is emphasized.

摘要

向社会科学专业的学生介绍社会科学哲学 (PoS) 可能具有挑战性。注意到缺乏为未来的 PoS 教师提供指导的文献，本文概述了一些关于如何让社会科学本科生参与该学科的建议。该建议的重点是展示 PoS 在学术界及其他领域的相关性，降低复杂性并仅提出一些有争议的 PoS 观点。还建议谨慎使用教科书或完全避免使用教科书，说明 PoS 假设如何嵌入当代社会研究中，并展示 PoS 与研究问题、方法和理论之间的联系。最后，