Action and Interpretation
Studies in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences
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- Editors:
- Christopher Hookway
- Philip Pettit
- Date Published: May 1980
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- isbn: 9780521299084
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Whether the interpretations made by social scientists of the thoughts, utterances and actions of other people, including those from an alien culture or a different period in history, are objectively correct, whether the forms of explanation they employ conform to those of the natural sciences, and whether values have a role in arriving at the theory that delivers the interpretations, are the main questions addressed by the contributors to this volume. Of particular importance in the discussion of the issues are developments in the philosophy of language and mind. The eight essays converge on the themes of intentionality, realism and theory choice, reflecting the amount of attention being given to these matters when this book was first published in 1980. Together they make a distinguished contribution to discussion in the area and serve to underline the importance of intellectual collaboration on such discussion between philosophy and the social sciences.
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- Date Published: May 1980
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521299084
- length: 192 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.29kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Notes on the contributors
Introduction
1. Theory and value in the social sciences Mary Hesse
2. Indeterminacy and interpretation Christopher Hookaway
3. Rational man theory Philip Pettit
4. Maximising, moralising and dramatising Alan Ryan
5. The meaning of another culture's beliefs John Skorupski
6. 'Realistic' realism and the progress of science Nick Jardine
7. On 'the reality of the past' John McDowell
8. Practising history and social science on 'realist' assumptions John Dunn
Index.
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