Heuristics and Theorizing as Work on the Self

In this note we argue that heuristics should not only be seen as the tricks and moves that the social scientist uses in the hope of making a discovery. Heuristics also represents a form of acting on oneself, in the process of which a new knowledge or discourse emerges that can be studied and discuss...

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Main Authors: Michela Betta, Richard Swedberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2018-07-01
Series:Sociologica
Online Access:https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/8340