In the first paragraph of the passage, what are the two "characterisations" that are seen as overlapping but not congruent? &nbsp;

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In the first paragraph of the passage, what are the two "characterisations" that are seen as overlapping but not congruent?

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A.
"the philosophy of the social sciences" and "a set of social institutions".
B.
"academic disciplines" and "institutions".
C.
"an arena of thought" and "academic disciplines".
D.

"individuals" and "social structures".

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The passage says, "We begin with the emergence of the philosophy of the social sciences as an arena of thought and as a set of social institutions. The two characterisations overlap but are not congruent." The two characterisations seen here as overlapping but not congruent are social sciences as an arena of thought (or academic discipline) and social sciences as a set of social institutions. So, option B is the correct answer.