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The Philosophy of Social Science : An Introduction / Martin Hollis

By: Publication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.Description: x, 268 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0521442648 (hb.)
  • 0521447801 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.1 HOL 20
LOC classification:
  • H61 .H665 1994
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Contents:
Table of contents Preface; 1. Introduction: problems of structure and action; 2. Discovering truth: the rationalist way; 3. Positive science: the empiricist way; 4. Ants, spiders and bees: a third way?; 5. Systems and functions; 6. Games with rational agents; 7. Understanding social action; 8. Self and roles; 9. Explaining and understanding; 10. A value-neutral social science?; 11. Rationality and relativism; 12. Conclusion: two stories to tell; Bibliography; Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index.

Table of contents
Preface; 1. Introduction: problems of structure and action; 2. Discovering truth: the rationalist way; 3. Positive science: the empiricist way; 4. Ants, spiders and bees: a third way?; 5. Systems and functions; 6. Games with rational agents; 7. Understanding social action; 8. Self and roles; 9. Explaining and understanding; 10. A value-neutral social science?; 11. Rationality and relativism; 12. Conclusion: two stories to tell; Bibliography; Index.