TY - JOUR TT - On Şerif Mardin: Critical Capacity of Sociology in Turkey AU - Arlı, Alim PY - 2008 DA - May JF - Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi JO - TALID PB - Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı WT - DergiPark SN - 1303-9369 SP - 633 EP - 652 IS - 11 KW - Şerif Mardin KW - Sosyolojinin Eleştirel Kapasitesi KW - Türkiye Sosyal Bilimler Alanı KW - Anlamacı Sosyoloji N2 - This article deals with the studies of Şerif Mardin, the leading figure in Turkish sociology, on the basis of their conceptual and theoretical grounds. The sources and the context of his thought were tried to be captured in relation to the historical processes shaping them. The epistemological grounds of his methodology were evaluated in connection with his conceptual choices and theoretical antecedents. The characteristics which assigned Mardin a special position in Turkish sociology and the normative grounds of his studies were evaluated. In this way, introductory themes were tried to be developed in order to understand system of thought produced by Mardin, the leading figure of interpretive critical capacity in Turkish sociology. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/talid/issue//531268 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/655940 ER -