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100 1 _aHollis, Martin.
245 1 4 _aThe Philosophy of Social Science :
_bAn Introduction /
_cMartin Hollis
260 _aCambridge [England] ;
_aNew York, NY, USA :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1994.
300 _ax, 268 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index.
505 _aTable 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.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xPhilosophy.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam026/93047234.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam022/93047234.html
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