Dear Lubomir - I think you are referring to a different Goffman (Erving)
than the one referred to in the email chain (Alice Goffman).
Best,
James.
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On 17 January 2018 at 12:23, Lubomir Savov Popov <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Goffman is well received by philosophers of science, methodologists, and
> epistemologists. Goffman is a major sociologist of the 20th Century, a
> major contributor to the development of Symbolic Interactionism, and has
> brought important sociological theories by himself. In fact, he is one of
> the most revered sociologists today. Researchers using qualitative methods
> owe him a lot. It is a pity he died quite young--could have done much more
> in the study of everyday life.
>
> There are paradigmatic differences about what constitute good research
> design, quality of data, and so forth. We should not judge Goffman from
> Positivist positions. And we should not nix Positivist contributions just
> because they do not fit into our understanding of science. Positivists are
> very good in the study of mass processes. We went to the extremes. This is
> human and it is not a problem as long as we are flexible and can see the
> social situations from several different perspectives. Not a single
> perspective is privileged, because these are human perspectives. And we are
> not privileged.
>
> Anyway, I hope such discussions enrich us, make us see the world in new
> ways. I enjoy such exchanges.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Lubomir
>
>
>
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