Abstract

CATANO, Gonzalo. ORLANDO FALS BORDA, COMMITMENT SOCIOLOGIST. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2008, vol.10, n.19, pp.79-98. ISSN 0124-5996.

This essay presents the development of thinking of the Colombian sociologist and social critic Orlando Fals Borda in three major stages: the establishment of a scientific sociology, the assertion of a committed sociology and the use of knowledge for social transformation. A critical balance of the achievements and constraints of his political positions is also made.

Keywords : scientific sociology; Orlando Fals Borda.

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