The Philosophy of Social Science
An Introduction
Part of Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
- Author: Martin Hollis
- Date Published: March 2012
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- isbn: 9780511251887
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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?
Read more- Hollis is a well-known author and enjoys good reputation for clarity of writing
- Very broad potential market - politics, sociology, international relations, economics as well as philosophy
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- Date Published: March 2012
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511251887
- contains: 18 b/w illus.
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
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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