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Philosophy of social science : the philosophical foundations of social thought / Ted Benton and Ian Craib.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Traditions in social theoryPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2001Description: vii, 203 p. ; ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0333774981
  • 033377499X (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.1 21
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Empiricism and Positivism in Science -- 3. Some Problem of Empiricism and Positivism -- 4. Science, Nature and Society: Some Alternative to Empiricism -- 5. Interpretive Approaches: Instrumental Rationality -- 6. Rationality as Rule-Following: Cultures, Traditions and Hermeneutics -- 7. Critical Rationality -- 8. Critical Realism and the Social Sciences -- 9. Feminism, Knowledge and Society -- 10. Post-structuralism and Post-modernism -- 11. Conclusion: In Defence of Philosophy.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 300.1 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A289354B

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Empiricism and Positivism in Science -- 3. Some Problem of Empiricism and Positivism -- 4. Science, Nature and Society: Some Alternative to Empiricism -- 5. Interpretive Approaches: Instrumental Rationality -- 6. Rationality as Rule-Following: Cultures, Traditions and Hermeneutics -- 7. Critical Rationality -- 8. Critical Realism and the Social Sciences -- 9. Feminism, Knowledge and Society -- 10. Post-structuralism and Post-modernism -- 11. Conclusion: In Defence of Philosophy.

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