Philosophy of Social Science An Introduction

Name: Philosophy of Social Science An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780521447805

ISBN-10: 0521447801

ISBN-13: 9780521447805

Edition: 1994

Authors: Martin Hollis

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This new interdisciplinary textbook by Martin Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science. It unearths central philosophical problems underlying the standard ways of thinking about social institutions and social actions, leading the reader to reflect upon the nature of scientific method itself. Is the aim to explain the social world after the manner of the natural world, or to understand it from within? Writing in his characteristically clear and incisive prose, Martin Hollis reveals the crucial role to be played by philosophy in the study of the social sciences.

Book details

List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 277
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: problems of structure and action



Discovering truth: the rationalist way



Positive science: the empiricist way



Ants, spiders and bees: a third way?



Systems and functions



Games with rational agents



Understanding social action



Self and roles



Explaining and understanding



A value-neutral social science?



Rationality and relativism



Conclusion: two stories to tell


Bibliography


Index