Social reality is a key problem in the philosophy of social science. This text outlines the major issues - historical and contemporary - raised by the social reality and social facts. To the philosopher, it shows how the well-worn topic of realism versus anti-realism assumes new and interestingly varied forms when social reality is substituted for physical reality. For the social scientist, the book offers conceptual clarification of key issues in recent social science which are really philosophical issues.
Social reality is a key problem in the philosophy of social science. This text outlines the major issues - historical and contemporary - raised by the...
This book approaches its subject matter in a way that combines a strong analytical and critical perspective with a historical and sociological framework for the understanding of the emergence of Science Studies. This is a novelty, since extant literature on this topic tends either to narrate the history of the field, with little criticism, or to criticize Science Studies from a philosophical platform but with little interest in its historical and social context.The book provides a critical review of the most prominent figures in Science Studies (also known as Science and Technology Studies)...
This book approaches its subject matter in a way that combines a strong analytical and critical perspective with a historical and sociological framewo...
This book approaches its subject matter in a way that combines a strong analytical and critical perspective with a historical and sociological framework for the understanding of the emergence of Science Studies. This is a novelty, since extant literature on this topic tends either to narrate the history of the field, with little criticism, or to criticize Science Studies from a philosophical platform but with little interest in its historical and social context. The book provides a critical review of the most prominent figures in Science Studies (also known as Science and Technology Studies)...
This book approaches its subject matter in a way that combines a strong analytical and critical perspective with a historical and sociological framewo...
This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions between ontological individualists and ontological holists. Secondly, to what extent social scientific explanations may and should, focus on individuals and social phenomena respectively. This issue is debated amongst methodological holists and methodological individualists.
In social...
This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revo...
This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions between ontological individualists and ontological holists. Secondly, to what extent social scientific explanations may and should, focus on individuals and social phenomena respectively. This issue is debated amongst methodological holists and methodological individualists.
In social...
This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revo...
