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Marxism and Realism : A Materialistic Application of Realism in the Social Sciences by Sean Creaven is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Marxism and Realism : A Materialistic Application of Realism in the Social Sciences about?
This book rethinks Marx's sociology as a form of realist social theory, extending Roy Bhaskar's philosophical realism into the social sciences. By constructing historical materialism as realist social theory, it becomes possible to resolve many long standing dilemmas in Marxist discourse, such as voluntarism versus determinism and humanism versus economism.
Who reads Marxism and Realism : A Materialistic Application of Realism in the Social Sciences?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sean Creaven
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781138565395
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Sociology, Political Science, Political
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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