Knowledge and Social Construction

"In Knowledge and Social Construction, Andrew M. Koch makes the case that the more hypothetical and theoretical we are toward knowledge claims (our certainty), the more open our society will be. Following the premise that human nature and subjectivity are social constructions, this book seeks to reorient the reader away from the ontological tradition in political philosophy and toward an epistemological framework. Through an investigation of four competing epistemological models that are used in classic political and social philosophy texts, Koch provides an alternative framework for understanding social arrangements, conflicts, and institutions. This book, unlike any recent scholarship, represents a challenge to political science, philosophy, sociology, and any discipline concerned with epistemology, society, culture, or politics."--Jacket.