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Philosophies of Social Science: The Classic and Contemporary Readings

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Philosophies of Social Science: The Classic and Contemporary Readings

by Delanty, Gerard (Ed.); Strydom, Piet (Ed.)

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Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2003. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xii, 481pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.

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ABOUT THIS BOOK:
-What is social science? How does it differ from the other sciences?
-What is the meaning of method in social science?
-What is the nature and limits of scientific knowledge? This collection of over sixty extracts from classic works on the philosophy of social science provides an essential textbook and a landmark reference in the field. It 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 contextualise the readings and offer succinct summaries of them.

This volume is the definitive companion to the study of the philosophy of social science, taught within undergraduate or postgraduate courses in sociology and the social sciences.(Publisher).

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Title
Philosophies of Social Science: The Classic and Contemporary Readings
Author
Delanty, Gerard (Ed.); Strydom, Piet (Ed.)
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Paperback
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Used - Very Good
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ISBN 10
0335208843
ISBN 13
9780335208845
Publisher
Open University Press
Place of Publication
Maidenhead
Date Published
2003

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