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Philosophies Of Social Science The Classic & Contemporary Readings
Paperback Edition: 1/2003
This collection of over 60 extracts from classic works on the philosophy of social science highlights the work of some of the most influential authors who have shaped social science.The texts explore the question of truth, the meaning of scientific knowledge, the nature of methodology
and the relation of science to society, including edited extracts from both classic and contemporary works by authors such as Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, Max Weber, Alfred Schutz, Max Horkheimer, Jurgen Habermas, Alvin Gouldner, Karl-Otto Apel, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony Giddens, Dorothy Smith, Donna Haraway, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Derrida and Claude Levi-Strauss.The readings are representative of the major schools of thought, including European and American trends in particular, as well as approaches that are often excluded from mainstream traditions. From a teaching and learning perspective the volume is strengthened by extensive introductions to each of the six sections, as well as a general introduction to the reader as a whole. These introductions contextualize the readings and offer succinct summaries of them.
Contents:
Introduction - what is the philosophy of social science?. Part 1 Positivism, its dissolution, and the emergence of post-empiricism: introduction; readings 1-14. Part 2 The interpretative tradition: introduction; readings 15-32. Part 3 The critical tradition: introduction; readings 33-40. Part 4 Pragmatism, semiotics and transcendental pragmatics: introduction; readings 41-45. Part 5 The structuralist controversy - language, discourse and practice: introduction; readings 46-50. Part 6 New directions and challenges - reflexivity, standpoint, constructivism, cognitivism, realism and rational choice: introduction; readings 51-64.
READERSHIP: Undergraduate [U]; Postgraduate [P]; Research & Professional [R]
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Contents:
Introduction - what is the philosophy of social science?. Part 1 Positivism, its dissolution, and the emergence of post-empiricism: introduction; readings 1-14. Part 2 The interpretative tradition: introduction; readings 15-32. Part 3 The critical tradition: introduction; readings 33-40. Part 4 Pragmatism, semiotics and transcendental pragmatics: introduction; readings 41-45. Part 5 The structuralist controversy - language, discourse and practice: introduction; readings 46-50. Part 6 New directions and challenges - reflexivity, standpoint, constructivism, cognitivism, realism and rational choice: introduction; readings 51-64.
READERSHIP: Undergraduate [U]; Postgraduate [P]; Research & Professional [R]
Pages : 576
Publisher : Open University Press
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Political Science & Theory