@article{5e74d26d-dc0b-41fa-ab95-24dc8adbe8b0, author = {Jarosław Nocoń}, title = {Discursive Validation of Theoretical Reflection in Political Sciences}, journal = {Teoria Polityki}, volume = {2017}, number = {No. 1/2017}, year = {2017}, issn = {2543-7046}, pages = {63-77},keywords = {theory of politics; political theory; academic discourse; scientific validation of knowledge; theoretical reflection}, abstract = {The article addresses the topic of scientific validation of theoretical reflection in the context of academic discourse. The primary thesis states that the status of a stance, school or a theoretical traditionis, on the one hand, determined by factual arguments relying on rational justification and explanatory pragmatism, and on the other hand, by numerous irrational factors that determine contemporary discourse in scientific community. The author focuses on both cultural, systemic and institutional determinants of discourse. }, doi = {10.4467/00000000TP.17.004.6583}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/teoria-polityki/article/dyskursywne-uprawomocnienie-refleksji-teoretycznej-w-naukach-o-polityce} }