'Dialectic and Difference' is the first systematic exploration of Roy Bhaskar's dialectical philosophy and its implications for ethics and justice. This text is essential reading for all serious students of social theory, philosophy, and legal theory.
'Dialectic and Difference' is the first systematic exploration of Roy Bhaskar's dialectical philosophy and its implications for ethics and justice. Th...
" Reflexivity" is defined as the regular exercise of the mental ability, shared by all normal people, to consider themselves in relation to their (social) contexts and vice versa. In addition to this sociological interest, it allows us to hold idle or trivial internal conversations. Focussing fully on this phenomenon, this book discusses the three main questions associated with this subject in detail. Where does the ability to be "reflexive" comes from? What part do our internal reflexive deliberations play in designing the courses of action we take: subordinate to habitual action or not? Is...
" Reflexivity" is defined as the regular exercise of the mental ability, shared by all normal people, to consider themselves in relation to their (soc...
Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change is a major new book addressing one of the most challenging questions of our time. Its unique standpoint is based on the recognition that effective and coherent interdisciplinarity is necessary to deal with the issue of climate change, and the multitude of linked phenomena which both constitute and connect to it.
In the opening chapter, Roy Bhaskar makes use of the extensive resources of critical realism to articulate a comprehensive framework for multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity and...
Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change is a major new book addressing one of the most challenging questions of our time. Its unique standp...
'Simultaneous invention' has become commonplace in the natural sciences, but is still virtually unknown within the sphere of social science. The convergence of two highly compatible versions of Critical Realism from two independent sources is a striking exception. Pierpaolo Donati's Relational Sociology develops 'upwards' from sociology into a Realist meta-theory, unlike Roy Baskhar's philosophy of science that works 'downwards' and 'underlabours' for the social sciences.
This book systematically introduces Donati's Relational Sociology to an English readership for the...
'Simultaneous invention' has become commonplace in the natural sciences, but is still virtually unknown within the sphere of social science. The co...
Since the 1970s, critical realism has grown to address a range of subjects, including economics, philosophy, science, and religion. It has become a complex and mature philosophy.
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Enlightened Common Sense: The Philosophy of Critical Realism" looks back over this development in one concise and accessible volume. The late Roy Bhaskar was critical realism s philosophical originator and chief exponent. He draws on a lifetime s experience to give a definitive, systematic account of this increasingly influential, international and multidisciplinary approach.
Critical realism s key...
Since the 1970s, critical realism has grown to address a range of subjects, including economics, philosophy, science, and religion. It has become a...
Since the 1970s, critical realism has grown to address a range of subjects, including economics, philosophy, science, and religion. It has become a complex and mature philosophy.
"
Enlightened Common Sense: The Philosophy of Critical Realism" looks back over this development in one concise and accessible volume. The late Roy Bhaskar was critical realism s philosophical originator and chief exponent. He draws on a lifetime s experience to give a definitive, systematic account of this increasingly influential, international and multidisciplinary approach.
Critical realism s key...
Since the 1970s, critical realism has grown to address a range of subjects, including economics, philosophy, science, and religion. It has become a...
