"Sociology as Theodicy" by Robert Meldau and Dr. Stan Knapp
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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

sociology, theodicy, suffering, life experience

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to use the works of Freidrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, and Charles Taylor to construct a critique of Sociology. Our intention was to argue that Sociology (and all of social science) is a secularized theodicy; an attempt to explain why humans experience suffering. Using the works and ideas of these theorists, we believed we could formulate an argument that questions the legitimacy or correctness of social science’s desire to understand itself as a disinterested, objective endeavor. Our goal was to co-author a paper for publication in a major Sociological journal.

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