Philosophy of Social Science - Couverture souple

Rosenberg, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813345928 ISBN 13 : 9780813345925

Editeur : Westview Press, 2012

Synopsis

Philosophy of Social Science provides a tightly argued yet accessible introduction to the philosophical foundations of the human sciences, including economics, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, history, and the disciplines emerging at the intersections of these subjects with biology. Philosophy is unavoidable for social scientists because the choices they make in answering questions in their disciplines force them to take sides on philosophical matters. Conversely, the social and behavior sciences must inform philosophers' understanding of human action, norms, and social institutions.

The fourth edition retains an illuminating interpretation of the enduring relations between the social sciences and philosophy, and it has now been thoroughly revised to better fit courses, including fifteen chapters, with more effective transitions and helpful summaries. This edition also includes three new chapters on philosophical anthropology, functionalism as a research program, and theories of cultural evolution, as well as enhanced discussions of the role of norms and speech acts in social construction in interpretive social science and a chapter on continental philosophers of social science.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alexander Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is author of many books and papers in the philosophy of science, including The Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Approach, The Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Approach, and Economics—Mathematical Politics or Science of Diminishing Returns (winner of the prestigious Lakatos Prize). In 2007, he was the national Phi Beta Kappa Romanell lecturer in philosophy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813345928
• ISBN 13: 9780813345925
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible