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Table of Contents Philosophy of Social Science : The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought by Craib, Ian; Benton, Ted Terms of Use Preface to the Second Edition Introduction to the First Edition Empiricism and Positivism in Science Some Problems of Empiricism and Positivism Science, Nature and Society: Some Alternatives to Empiricism Interpretive Approaches 1: Instrumental Rationality Interpretive Approaches 2: Rationality as Rule-Following: Cultures, Traditions and Hermeneutics Interpretive Approaches 3: Critical Rationality Critical Realism and the Social Sciences Feminism, Knowledge and Society Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism Conclusion: In Defence of Philosophy Critical Engagements With Recent Developments Appendix I Personal Conclusions Appendix II Obituary for Professor Ian Craib Descriptive content provided by Syndetics"! a Bowker service. Summary Philosophy of Social Science : The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought by Craib, Ian; Benton, Ted Terms of use Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of the world in which we live. But in what ways do these two distinct disciplines info

Author

Ted Benton; Ian Craib

Publisher

Red Globe Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780230242609

Subjects

Science, Sociology, Social Science