Social science : philosophical and methodological foundations / Gerard Delanty.
"This concise and accessible book provides a critical discussion and comprehensive overview of the major philosophical debates on the methodological foundations of the social sciences. From its origins in the sixteenth century, when a new system of knowledge was created around the idea of moder...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Maidenhead :
Open University Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Concepts in the social sciences.
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| Summary: | "This concise and accessible book provides a critical discussion and comprehensive overview of the major philosophical debates on the methodological foundations of the social sciences. From its origins in the sixteenth century, when a new system of knowledge was created around the idea of modernity, the author shows how the philosophy of social science developed as a reflection on some of the central questions in modernity. From the positivist dispute on explanation versus understanding, to controversies about standpoint through to debates about constructivism and realism, Delanty outlines the major shifts in the philosophy of social science. He argues that social science is an intellectual framework for the transformation of the social world."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: 1997. |
| Physical Description: | x, 197 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0335217222 9780335217229 0335217214 9780335217212 |