Social Theory as Science.
This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific method, and a sociologist interested in the philosophy of science, presents a novel conception of how we should think about and carry out the scientific study of social life. This book combines an evaluat...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd.,
2010
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title01; Title02; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Conceptions of science; 1 Positivist philosophy of science; 2 Realist philosophy of science; 3 Forms of conventionalism; Part Two: Conceptions of science in social theory; 4 Sociology and positivism; 5 Marx and realism; 6 Structure and structuralism; Part Three: Meaning and ideology; 7 The explanation and understanding of social action; 8 Reification and realism; 9 Values, theory and reality; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
