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- Date of Publication
- 1994-09-01
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521447801
ISBN-13
9780521447805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1044515
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
277 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Philosophy of Social Science : an Introduction
Subject
Social, Political
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
93-047234
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
300/.1
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. Introduction: problems of structure and action; 2. Discovering truth: the rationalist way; 3. Positive science: the empiricist way; 4. Ants, spiders and bees: a third way?; 5. Systems and functions; 6. Games with rational agents; 7. Understanding social action; 8. Self and roles; 9. Explaining and understanding; 10. A value-neutral social science?; 11. Rationality and relativism; 12. Conclusion: two stories to tell; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
Written in Martin Hollis' characteristically clear and incisive prose, this textbook will appeal to philosophers and social scientists alike as an outstanding introduction to the subject., This textbook by Martin Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science. It examines questions which give rise to fundamental philosophical issues. Are social structures better conceived of as systems of laws and forces, or as webs of meanings and practices? Is social action better viewed as rational behaviour, or as self-expression? By exploring such questions, the reader is led to reflect upon the nature of scientific method in social science. Is the aim to explain the social world after a manner worked out for the natural world, or to understand the social world from within?, This new interdisciplinary textbook by Martin Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science. It unearths central philosophical problems underlying the standard ways of thinking about social institutions and social actions, leading the reader to reflect upon the nature of scientific method itself. Is the aim to explain the social world after the manner of the natural world, or to understand it from within? Writing in his characteristically clear and incisive prose, Martin Hollis reveals the crucial role to be played by philosophy in the study of the social sciences.
LC Classification Number
H61 .H665 1994
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