Nature : critical concepts in the social sciences /
Nature : critical concepts in the social sciences /
Critical concepts in the social sciences
edited by David Inglis, John Bone and Rhoda Wilkie.
- 4 volumes : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. Thinking the natural -- v. 2. The nature of human nature -- v. 3. From nature to natures : contestation and reconstruction -- v. 4. Reconfiguring the social/natural interface.
"Many influential stances within the social sciences regard nature in one of two ways: either as none of their concern (which is with the social and cultural aspects of human existence), or as wholly a social and cultural fabrication. But there is also another strand of social scientific thinking that seeks to understand the interplay between social and cultural factors on one side and natural factors on the other.These volumes contain the main contributions that have been made within each of these streams of thought. The selections illustrate to the reader the complexity of the various positions within these streams, and the strengths and limitations of each perspective. A new introduction places these articles in their historical and intellectual context and the volumes are completed with an extensive index and chronological table of contents."--Publisher description.
0415333091 9780415333092 0415333059 9780415333054 0415333067 9780415333061 0415333075 9780415333078 0415333083 9780415333085
2004051454
Social sciences.
Nature.
Philosophy of nature
H61 / .N374 2005
304.2
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. Thinking the natural -- v. 2. The nature of human nature -- v. 3. From nature to natures : contestation and reconstruction -- v. 4. Reconfiguring the social/natural interface.
"Many influential stances within the social sciences regard nature in one of two ways: either as none of their concern (which is with the social and cultural aspects of human existence), or as wholly a social and cultural fabrication. But there is also another strand of social scientific thinking that seeks to understand the interplay between social and cultural factors on one side and natural factors on the other.These volumes contain the main contributions that have been made within each of these streams of thought. The selections illustrate to the reader the complexity of the various positions within these streams, and the strengths and limitations of each perspective. A new introduction places these articles in their historical and intellectual context and the volumes are completed with an extensive index and chronological table of contents."--Publisher description.
0415333091 9780415333092 0415333059 9780415333054 0415333067 9780415333061 0415333075 9780415333078 0415333083 9780415333085
2004051454
Social sciences.
Nature.
Philosophy of nature
H61 / .N374 2005
304.2