Research and Reflection: Thinking about the Autonomy of Chinese Social Sciences (Revised Edition)

Author: Deng Zhenglai
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This collection is based on the book Research and Reflection: Thoughts on the Autonomy of Chinese Social Sciences, published in 1998, and naturally represents a further development and advancement of its core viewpoints. Therefore, publishing this collection is not only because the 1998 edition has long been out of print, but more importantly, because I believe some of the newly included papers can reflect a shift in knowledge: from research and reflection on social science knowledge to reflection and critique of the machinery of social science knowledge production. In the 1998 collection, my focus was primarily on research and reflection on knowledge such as social sciences and the study of such knowledge. Now, republishing this book in an expanded edition—with, of course, some new works included—means not only conducting research and reflection on this kind of knowledge and its study, but also urgently needing to reflect on and critique the machinery that produces social science knowledge.