Abstract

To highlight this collection of social science and philosophy of each of the characteristics of this paper, a number of articles followed the introduction, also took the opportunity to contemporary philosophy of social science of the definition, the object of study, scope and issues to do a systematic explanation. In explaining the social sciences and natural sciences similarities and differences in philosophy, after full discussion of the knowledge vision of the history of logical positivism and linguistic philosophy, the impact of the philosophy of science, which started on Bo Boer, Kuhn, Feyerabend involving several German epistemology of scientific analysis of assessment. Further analysis of the above phenomenological movement, and discussed social phenomenon Shu Chi theory and Gadamer's hermeneutics, and finally discuss Bourdieu's reflexive sociology and Foucault's symbiotic relationship between knowledge and power. In conclusion, pointed out that in addition to the promotion of contemporary philosophy of social science disciplines of social science research methods of integration and specialization, the social science of the times and enhance knowledge should play the role of promoter. This article serves as an introduction to the following essays regarding the debates on the recent philosophy of social sciences. From the perspective of intellectual development, it discusses the controversies over the nature of human and social sciences and their distinction from natural sciences. The treatise then deals with the rise and development of logical positivism, logico-empiricism, linguistic and analytical philosophy in the first part of the 20 century. A brief exposition and evaluation of the relevant ideas of Karl Popper, Paul K. Feyerabend and Thomas Kuhn will hopefully facilitate the reader tounderstand the other essays of this series. The article subsequently highlights the contribution to the contemporary philosophical understanding of modern society by such thinkers as Alfred Schütz, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault. In conclusion, the author evaluates the role of the philosophy of social sciences to the present-day growth of social knowledge