It was from Weigel, too, that Pufendorf seems to have derived the important distinction between physical and moral entities, as well as the methodological ideal of a mathematically rigorous, or demonstrative system of moral philosophy (Sprenger 1996) to which he initially aspired (especially in distinguishing himself from Aristotelian virtue theory).
Another possible, and closely related, diagnosis for the sense of implausibility which panpsychism engenders in many may stem from a certain methodological ideal.
In preparation for work that he contemplated but never completed, Weber developed the ideal type as a methodological tool for comparative sociology.
Opposed to the trend in the historical and social sciences to approximate the methodological ideal of the natural sciences, Dilthey tried to establish the humanities as interpretative sciences in their own right.
And as for any specifically religious power in this text, McKenzie, whatever his personal beliefs, writes as a methodological atheist.
The groups should be understood as "ideal-types", which are "a rational construction used to make sense of and explain an irrational reality" (Daynes & Lee, 2008, p. 94) and are used as a methodological convenience (Weber, 1978).
He is able to offer a cogent account of why methodological individualism counts as a methodological constraint.
Furthermore, lab experiments might be helpful as a methodological starting point for developing new policy instruments.
"Perhaps I didn't cite some of the authors I consulted in the right way, that's probable, and I would have to accept that as a methodological error".
