Manicas, Peter T.

A realist philosophy of social science : explanation and understanding.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. Hardcover. ix,225 pp. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - This introduction to the philosophy of social science provides an original conception of the task and nature of social inquiry. Peter Manicas discusses the role of causality seen in the physical sciences and offers a reassessment of the problem of explanation from a realist perspective. He argues that the fundamental goal of theory in both the natural and social sciences is not, contrary to widespread opinion, prediction and control, or the explanation of events (including behaviour). Instead, theory aims to provide an understanding of the processes which, together, produce the contingent outcomes of experience. Offering a host of concrete illustrations and examples of critical ideas and issues, this accessible book will be of interest to students of the philosophy of social science, and social scientists from a range of disciplines. ISBN 9780521861403.

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Alan Ryan

The Philosophy of Social Explanation

Oxford University Press 1973 Paperback, 234pp. The Idea Of A Social Science / Alasdair Macintyre -- Reason And Ritual / Martin Hollis -- Bringing Men Back In / George C. Homans -- Function And Cause / R.p. Dore -- Ideal Types And Historical Explanation / J.w.n. Watkins -- Societal Facts / Maurice Mandelbaum -- Methodological Individualism Reconsidered / Steven Lukes -- Assumptions In Economic Theory / Ernest Nagel -- Neutrality In Political Science / Charles Taylor -- Is A Science Of Comparative Politics Possible? / Alasdair Macintyre -- What Is Structuralism? / W.g. Runciman -- Problems Of Interpretive Sociology / Alfred Schutz. Bibliography: P. [223]-226. (ISBN: 9780198750253). Good.

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SIMON, MICHAEL A.

Understanding Human Action: Social Explanation and the Vision of Social Science (SUNY Series in Philosophy)

Albany, NY, USA, State University of New York Press. 1981. (ISBN: 9780873954990). Paperback. Used, Paperback in good condition. Covers are lightly marked, tanned and worn. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and creased, affecting pages. Title penned on spine. Page block is marked. Previous owner's name penned on half title page. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW. Good.

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