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The epistemological & methodological status of social science & the conditions necessary for a uniquely Latin American social science are discussed. The postwar ascendancy of empirical methodology is contrasted to the origins of social science in the philosopher & essayist. The role of ideology in social science, the problems of a value-free approach in highly-politicized societies, & the relation between sociology & engagement are considered. A tendency to copy North American sociology, with its conformism, lack of originality, bureaucratic ethos, & ideal of modernity is criticized. The desired qualities of an autonomous social investigator are enumerated. J. Anderson