Understanding Social Science

Name: Understanding Social Science
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ISBN: 9780631218722

ISBN-10: 0631218726

ISBN-13: 9780631218722

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Roger Trigg

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In this lucid and engaging analysis of the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society. This second edition contains three new chapters that demonstrate the relationship of the philosophy of social science to politics, and takes into account recent developments including the impact of rational choice theory, and attacks on the possibility of reason by postmodernists. Themes in the book include the relation of individual to society, the basis of our understanding of other societies, and the character of social reality. Is there such a thing as society? What…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


Acknowledgement



The Nature of Science



Objectivity and the Sociology of Knowledge



Individuals and Society



Understanding Other Societies



Rationality



Facts and Values



Economics and Society



Culture: Function and Adaptation



Sociobiology and Determinism



Markets and Social Institutions



Tradition and Reason



The Philosophical Basis of Social Science


Glossary


Bibliography


Index