Philosophy Of The Social Sciences
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| Author | : Martin Hollis |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 1994-09-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1316101770 |
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?
| Author | : Gerard Delanty |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780816631278 |
It is argued that the conception of social science emerging today is one that involves a synthesis of radical constructivism and critical realism. The crucial challenge facing social science is a question of its public role: growing reflexivity in society has implications for the social production of knowledge and is bringing into question the separation of expert systems from other forms of knowledge.
| Author | : Michael Martin |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 818 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780262631518 |
the first comprehensive anthology in the philosophy of social science to appear since the late 1960s
| Author | : Ted Benton |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2017-09-16 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1137285214 |
Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of the world in which we live. But in what ways do these two distinct disciplines inform each other and arrive at these truths? The 10th anniversary edition of this highly regarded text directly responds to such issues as it introduces students to the philosophy of social science. While staying true to the writing of the late Ian Craib, this perennial text has been brought up to date by Ted Benton. This new edition includes previously unpublished personal insights from both authors, incorporates new commentaries on classic content and features an additional chapter on recent developments in the field. The book: • Addresses critical issues relating to the nature of social science • Interrogates the relationship between social science and natural science • Encompasses traditional and contemporary perspectives • Introduces and critiques a wide range of approaches, from empiricism and positivism to post structuralism and rationalism. Written in an engaging and student-friendly style, the book introduces key ideas and concepts while raising questions and opening debates. A cornerstone text in the Traditions in Social Theory series, this book remains essential reading for all students of social theory.
| Author | : Mario Bunge |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780300066067 |
| Author | : Nancy Cartwright |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0199645108 |
This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed for students in both philosophy and the social sciences. Topics include ontology, objectivity, method, measurement, and causal inference, and such issues as well-being and climate change.
| Author | : Daniel Little |
| Publisher | : Westview Press |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
Professor Little presents an introduction to the philosophy of social science with an emphasis on the central forms of explanation in social science: rational-intentional, causal, functional, structural, materialist, statistical and interpretive. The book is very strong on recent developments, particularly in its treatment of rational choice theory, microfoundations for social explanation, the idea of supervenience, functionalism, and current discussions of relativism.Of special interest is Professor Little's insight that, like the philosophy of natural science, the philosophy of social science can profit from examining actual scientific examples. Throughout the book, philosophical theory is integrated with recent empirical work on both agrarian and industrial society drawn from political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, and economics.Clearly written and well structured, this text provides the logical and conceptual tools necessary for dealing with the debates at the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy of social science. It will prove indispensible for philosophers, social scientists and their students.
| Author | : Daniel Little |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2016-09-12 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1783487410 |
Philosophy matters for the social sciences. Our world faces ever more complex and hazardous problems and, social science ontology and methods need to be adequate to the changing nature of the social realm. Imagination and new ways of thinking are crucial to the social sciences. Based on Daniel Little's popular blog, this book provides an accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science. Each chapter addresses a leading issue in the philosophy of the social sciences today. Little advocates for an 'actor-centred sociology', endorsing the idea of meso-level causation and proposing a solution to the problem of 'mechanisms or powers?'. The book draws significant conclusions from the facts of complexity and heterogeneity in the social world. The book develops a series of arguments that serve to provide a new framework for the philosophy of social science through deep engagement with social scientists and philosophers in the field. Topics covered include: - the heterogeneity and plasticity of the social world; - the complexity of social causation; - the nuts and bolts of causal mechanisms; - the applicability of the theory of causal powers to the social world; - the intellectual coherence of the perspective of scientific realism in application to social science.
| Author | : Stephen P. Turner |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 2003-01-27 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780631215387 |
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences.
| Author | : Jaan Valsiner |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 2019-12-11 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 3030330990 |
This is an international and interdisciplinary volume that provides a new look at the general background of the social sciences from a philosophical perspective and provides directions for methodology. It seeks to overcome the limitations of the traditional treatises of a philosophy of science rooted in the physical sciences, as well as extend the coverage of basic science to intentional and socially normative features of the social sciences. The discussions included in this book are divided into four thematic sections: Social and cognitive roots for reflexivity upon the research process Philosophies of explanation in the social sciences Social normativity in social sciences Social processes in particular sciences Social Philosophy of Science for the Social Sciences will find an interested audience in students of the philosophy of science and social sciences. It is also relevant for researchers and students in the fields of psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology, education, and political science.
