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100 1 _aBenton, Ted,
_d1942-
245 1 0 _aPhilosophy of social science :
_bthe philosophical foundations of social thought /
_cTed Benton and Ian Craib.
250 _a2nd ed., 10th anniversary ed.
260 _aHoundsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;
_aNew York :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2011.
300 _ax, 260 p. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aTraditions in social theory
490 1 _aThemes in social theory
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface 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.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xPhilosophy.
700 1 _aCraib, Ian,
_d1945-
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