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Hanson, Barbara

 
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Synopsis

This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became "Europe." It argues that social theory is being held back by antagonistic debates over science, positivism, objectivity, and universal law - debates which appear unnecessary, narrow, and acontextual when their origins are examined. Positing that solutions to these impasses can be found by moving to alternative holistic epistemology, and looking at issues in terms of interrelations rather than parts, the book shows the promise of a social theory that provides a unit of analysis that mediates between local and global relations.

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Barbara Hanson is Professor of Sociology at York University.

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ISBN 10 :  1138485039 ISBN 13 :  9781138485037
Editeur : Routledge, 2018
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