Philosophy of social science : the philosophical foundations of social thought / Ted Benton and Ian Craib.
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TextSeries: Traditions in social theoryPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2001Description: vii, 203 p. ; ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0333774981
- 033377499X (pbk.) :
- 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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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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