Philosophical Foundations of the Social Sciences
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780521559010
Paperback|9780521559010
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Overview
This book defends the prospects for a science of society. It argues that behind the diverse methods of the natural sciences lies a common core of scientific rationality that the social sciences can and sometimes do achieve. It also argues that good social science must be in part about large-scale social structures and processes and thus that methodological individualism is misguided. These theses are supported by a detailed discussion of actual social research, including theories of agrarian revolution, organizational ecology, social theories of depression, and supply-demand explanations in economics.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521559010 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0521559014 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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