Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521447805
Publisert
1994-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
06, 05, P, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277
Forfatter
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?
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Written in Martin Hollis' characteristically clear and incisive prose, this textbook will appeal to philosophers and social scientists alike as an outstanding introduction to the subject.
Preface; 1. Introduction: problems of structure and action; 2. Discovering truth: the rationalist way; 3. Positive science: the empiricist way; 4. Ants, spiders and bees: a third way?; 5. Systems and functions; 6. Games with rational agents; 7. Understanding social action; 8. Self and roles; 9. Explaining and understanding; 10. A value-neutral social science?; 11. Rationality and relativism; 12. Conclusion: two stories to tell; Bibliography; Index.
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An introduction to the philosophy of social science from a well-known author.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521447805
Publisert
1994-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
06, 05, P, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277
Forfatter