本課程旨在介紹實在論（critical realism）。課程分為六個單元：（1）簡介與導論；（2）批判實在論發展中具有重要意義、特別是提出核心概念的重要文獻；（3）概念批判與發展：以批判實在論觀點批判、重建特定社會學概念；（4）批判實在論與研究方法：特別是如何嫁接到質性研究方法；（5）應用批判實在論的經驗研究案例；（6）批判實在論的評價。This course is intended to introduce critical reality. The course is divided into six units: (1) Introduction and discussion; (2) Critical reality has important meanings in the development of discussion, especially an important text for putting forward core concepts; (3) Concept criticism and development: use critical reality to criticize and reconstruct specific social concepts; (4) Critical reality and research methods: especially how to graft into quality research methods; (5) Experience research cases that apply critical reality; (6) Critical reality and evaluation.
使用書目（專書部分）：
（書目前*＝修課者輪流導讀文本，書目後**＝授課者導讀文本）
Patrick Baert，2011，《社會科學哲學：邁向實用主義》（Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Towards Pragmatism）。群學。
Berth Danermark, Mats Ekstrom, Liselotte Jakobsen and Janch Karlsson (2001) Explaining Society: An Introduction to Critical Realism in the Social Sciences. Routledge.
Roy Bhaskar, Margaret Archer, Andrew Collier, Tony Lawson and Alan Norrie, eds. (1998) Critical Realism: Essential Readings. Routledge
Ackroyd, S. and Fleetwood, S., eds. (2004) Realist Applications in Organisation and Management Studies. Routledge.
Andrew Brown, Steve Fleetwood and John Michael Roberts (eds), 2001. Critical Realism and Marxism. Routledge. （《批判實在論與馬克思主義》，廣西師範大學出版社，2007）
Bob Carter and Caroline New, 2004. Making Realism Work: Realist Social Theory and Empirical Research. Routledge.
Dave Elder-Vass, 2013. The Reality of Social Construction. Cambridge University Press
進一步閱讀（摘自Sayer, Method in Social Science第二版修訂版序言）
Method in Social Science: A Realist Approach第找到實在論與其興趣議題相關的討論。
在更哲學的層次上，批判實在論之基本論證的討論仍持續著，像是客觀性與價值（Collier 1994, 2003）、因果關係（Groff 2008），而新的主題像是倫理學（Collier 1999; Norrie 2009），以及批判實在論主要創建者Roy Bhaskar的近期作品。國際批判實在論學會（The International Association for Critical Realism）及其官方刊物《批判實在論學刊》（Journal of Critical Realism）則為更多這類辯論提供論壇（亦見Archer et al. 1998）。
User's books (professional section):
(The current book*=study guides the text for the students, and the following book**=study guides the text for the students)
Patrick Baert, 2011, Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Towards Pragmatism. Group studies.
Berth Danermark, Mats Ekstrom, Liselotte Jakobsen and Janch Karlsson (2001) Explaining Society: An Introduction to Critical Realism in the Social Sciences. Routledge.
Roy Bhaskar, Margaret Archer, Andrew Collier, Tony Lawson and Alan Norrie, eds. (1998) Critical Realism: Essential Readings. Routledge
Ackroyd, S. and Fleetwood, S., eds. (2004) Realist Applications in Organisation and Management Studies. Routledge.
Andrew Brown, Steve Fleetwood and John Michael Roberts (eds), 2001. Critical Realism and Marxism. Routledge. ("Critical Realism and Marxism"", Guangxi Master University Press, 2007)
Bob Carter and Caroline New, 2004. Making Realism Work: Realist Social Theory and Empirical Research. Routledge.
Dave Elder-Vass, 2013. The Reality of Social Construction. Cambridge University Press
Further reading (excerpted from the preface to the second edition of Sayer, Method in Social Science)
Method in Social Science: A Realist Approach finds discussions that are actually related to their interesting topics.
On a more philosophical level, discussions on the basic arguments of criticism of reality continue to be continued, such as objectivity and value (Collier 1994, 2003), causality and relationship (Groff 2008), while new themes are like ethics (Collier 1999; Norrie 2009), and recent works by Roy Bhaskar, the principal creator of the theory. The International Association for Critical Realism and its official publication, Journal of Critical Realism, provide forums for more such comments (see Archer et al. 1998).
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 導讀文本導讀文本 Read text |
70 | |
| 期末報告期末報告 Final report |
30 |
