Philosophy Of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction
by Mark Risjord
2021-01-08 18:47:29
Philosophy Of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction
by Mark Risjord
2021-01-08 18:47:29
The Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introductionexamines the perennial questions of philosophy by engaging with the empirical study of society. The book offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field, with special attention to q...
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The Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introductionexamines the perennial questions of philosophy by engaging with the empirical study of society. The book offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field, with special attention to questions arising from new research programs in the social sciences. The text uses detailed examples of social scientific research to motivate and illustrate the philosophical discussion. Topics include the relationship of social policy to social science, interpretive research, action explanation, game theory, social scientific accounts of norms, joint intentionality, reductionism, causal modeling, case study research, and experimentation.
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