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Philosophy of social science : the philosophical foundations of social thought / Ted Benton and Ian Craib.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 2nd ed., 10th anniversary edDescription: x, 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780230242609 (alk. paper)
  • 9780230242593 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.1 22
Contents:
Preface to the second edition -- Introduction to the first edition -- Empiricism and positivism in science -- Some problems of empiricism and positivism -- Science, nature and society : some alternatives to empiricism -- Interpretive approaches 1: instrumental rationality -- Interpretive approaches 2: rationality as rule-following: cultures, traditions and hermeneutics -- Interpretive approaches 3: critical rationality -- Critical realism and the social sciences -- Feminism, knowledge, and society -- Post-structuralism and postmodernism -- Conclusion: in defence of philosophy -- Commentary on recent developments.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Available at Centre for Social Science Research 300.1 B475p 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 01 Not For Loan 023003
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the second edition -- Introduction to the first edition -- Empiricism and positivism in science -- Some problems of empiricism and positivism -- Science, nature and society : some alternatives to empiricism -- Interpretive approaches 1: instrumental rationality -- Interpretive approaches 2: rationality as rule-following: cultures, traditions and hermeneutics -- Interpretive approaches 3: critical rationality -- Critical realism and the social sciences -- Feminism, knowledge, and society -- Post-structuralism and postmodernism -- Conclusion: in defence of philosophy -- Commentary on recent developments.

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