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The Philosophy of Social Science Reader is an outstanding, comprehensive and up-to-date collection of key readings in the philosophy of social science, covering the essential issues, problems and debates in this important interdisciplinary area. Each section is carefully introduced by the editors, and the readings placed in context. The anthology is organized into seven clear parts: Values and Social Science Causal Inference and Explanation Interpretation Rationality and Choice Individualism Norms Cultural Evolution. Featuring the work of influential philosophers and social scientists such as Ernest Nagel, Ian Hacking, John Searle, Clifford Geertz, Daniel Kahneman, Steven Lukes and Richard Dawkins, The Philosophy of Social Science Reader is the ideal text for philosophy of social science courses, and for students in related disciplines interested in the differences between the social and natural sciences.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139780415779692
eBay Product ID (ePID)93357881
Product Key Features
Publication NameThe Philosophy of Social Science Reader
SubjectSociology
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorFrancesco Guala, Daniel Steel
Number of Pages444 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Weight839 g
Additional Product Features
EditorDaniel Steel, Francesco Guala
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom