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Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction to the philosophy of social science. Students with no previous knowledge will find themselves taken on an engaging philosophical journey: the book s unique dialogue format anticipates their most frequently asked questions and provides clear explanations of specialised terminology and essential contextualisation of contemporary debates.

Encompassing both traditional and contemporary perspectives, the book explores the questions and debates raised by all the major...

Dystopia is a nightmare vision of the future. Dystopia is hell on earth. And dystopia is already here for at least one billion people Dystopia is coming soon for the rest of us unless urgent action is not taken soon. This book a diagnostic compendium of pressing human problems, such as peak oil, global warming, poverty and disease. It also give a controversial set of answers to the most pressing question of our age: What is to be done?

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction to the philosophy of social science. Students with no previous knowledge will find themselves taken on an engaging philosophical journey: the book s unique dialogue format anticipates their most frequently asked questions and provides clear explanations of specialised terminology and essential contextualisation of contemporary debates.

Encompassing both traditional and contemporary perspectives, the book explores the questions and debates raised by all the major...

First published in 1999, this epistemological volume takes Searle’s ‘simple theory’ and ‘common sense’ realism and builds it from the ground up, applying it to some of the most contentious issues in the philosophy of science. Garry Potter shall also attempt to extent his notions of science and realism beyond the subject boundaries to demonstrate the applicability of both scientificity and realism where such a possibility is perhaps most counter-intuitive: literary criticism. Potter thus presents a unified theory of knowledge.

The Philosophy of Social Science: New Perspectives provides a comprehensive history, explanation and critique of empiricism and positivism within the natural and social sciences, as well as an overview of the interpretivist/hermeneutic tradition in social science.