TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benton,Ted
AU  - Craib,Ian
TI  - Philosophy of social science: the philosophical foundations of social thought 
T2  - Traditions in social theory
SN  - 9780230242609 (alk. paper)
AV  - H61.15 .B46 2011
U1  - 300.1 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - 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
ER  -