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| Doubts: Doubts are uncertainties or questions about something. They can be about anything, from beliefs and values to plans and decisions. Doubts can be caused by a variety of factors, such as new information, different perspectives, or personal experiences. See also Certainty, Knowledge._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ulrich Beck on Doubts - Dictionary of Arguments
I 18 Doubts/Society/Beck: on the one hand, science and thus methodological doubts are institutionalized in the industrial society. >Society/Beck, >Science. I 19 On the other hand, this doubt is (first) confined to the outside, the objects of research, while the foundations and consequences of scientific work remain shielded from internal skepticism. This division of doubt is as necessary as it is unstable for the purpose of professionalization._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Beck I U. Beck Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. New Delhi 1992 German Edition: Risikogesellschaft Frankfurt/M. 2015 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19