Epistemology and Social Theory: Internal and External Questions

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  • Timothy Tambassi University of Eastern Piedmont

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69967/07194773.v1i6.152

Keywords:

internal/externaldistinction, social theory, comparison

Abstract

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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Author Biography

Timothy Tambassi, University of Eastern Piedmont

PhD in Human Sciences and Philosophy, University of Verona, he is Honorary Research Fellow in Archival, Bibliographical and Library Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont.

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Published

2016-06-15

How to Cite

Tambassi, T. (2016). Epistemology and Social Theory: Internal and External Questions. Mutatis Mutandis: Revista Internacional De Filosofía, 1(6), 113–118. https://doi.org/10.69967/07194773.v1i6.152

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 6 (2016)

Section

Research Articles

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