ISBN-13: 9780415611268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.
ISBN-13: 9780415611268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.
This text examines the problems of concept formation in the social sciences. Beginning with a discussion of positivistic, hermeneutic, rationalist and realistic philosophies of science, it argues that realism is best able to furnish rational criteria for the choice and specification of social scientific concepts.