Social Science Under Debate: A Philosophical Perspective - Couverture souple

Bunge, Mario

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802083579 ISBN 13 : 9780802083579

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1999

Synopsis

Mario Bunge, author of the monumental Treatise on Basic Philosophy, is widely renowned as a philosopher of science. In this new and ambitious work he shifts his attention to the social sciences and the social technologies. He considers a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, law, history, and management science.

Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline. Bunge calls for objective and relevant fact-finding, rigorous theorizing, and empirical testing, as well as morally sensitive and socially responsible policy design.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mario Bunge is the Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802083579
• ISBN 13: 9780802083579
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 672
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