Philosophy of social science : the philosophical foundations of social thought / Ted Benton and Ian Craib.
Material type: TextSeries: Traditions in social theory | Themes in social theoryPublication details: Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 2nd ed., 10th anniversary edDescription: x, 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780230242609 (alk. paper)
- 023024260X (alk. paper)
- 9780230242593 (hbk.)
- 0230242596 (hbk.)
- 300.1 22
- H61.15 .B46 2011
- 70.02
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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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