The philosophy of social science : an introduction /
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 pr...
Основен автор: | Hollis, Martin. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1994.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=366240 |
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Print version::
Philosophy of social science. |
Съдържание:
- 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.