This article proposes an analysis on the impact of pragmatism in the social sciences. To do this, in this first
part of the text, the intersections between pragmatist philosophy and sociology are explored, retracing the
different intellectual contexts and the results of these intersections. In this way we try to show the differences
between, on the one hand, the close link between pragmatism and sociology in the North American context
and, on the other hand, the difficulties, and disagreements of that link in continental Europe. We also pay
particular attention to the contemporary movement for the recovery of pragmatism, considering the
conditions, opportunities, and challenges that this movement has for the social sciences in Latin America.
Finally, we argue that the most productive way to think about the relationship between the pragmatist
tradition and the social sciences is in terms of the configuration of an imperative for the development of
research work. In these terms we express a type of relationship between philosophy and social sciences that
moves away from the classic scheme formulated by epistemology.
Keywords:
pragmatism, sociology, investigation, social theory
Pereyra, S. ., & Nardacchione, G. (2022). Pragmatist imperative and social research, part I. Cinta De Moebio. Revista De Epistemología De Ciencias Sociales, (75), 187–200. Retrieved from https://actascoloquiogiannini.uchile.cl/index.php/CDM/article/view/69576
