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Naturalism And Social Science: A Post-empiricist Philosophy Of Social Science (themes In The Social Sciences) by Thomas, David, 1954- is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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This 1979 text addresses the ways in which the dominant theories in large areas of Western social science have been subject to strong criticisms, particularly of their supposed philosophical deficiencies. In the philosophy of science, this resulted in empiricist views being replaced by an emphasis on the potential obstinacy of theory in the face of the empirical world. After introducing this contemporary philosophy of science, Dr Thomas uses it to argue that social study can both retain the natu
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- Author
- Thomas, David, 1954-
- Publisher
- Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521228213
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Sociology, Science, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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