| The Philosophy of Social Science: An Introduction Contributor(s): Hollis, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521447801 ISBN-13: 9780521447805 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1994 Annotation: This textbook by Martin Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science. It examines questions which give rise to fundamental philosophical issues. Are social structures better conceived of as systems of laws and forces, or as webs of meanings and practices? Is social action better viewed as rational behavior, or as self-expression? By exploring such questions, the reader is led to reflect upon the nature of scientific method in social science. Is the aim to explain the social world after a manner worked out for the natural world, or understand the social world from within? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Methodology - Social Science | Sociology - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 300.1 |
| LCCN: 93047234 |
| Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 277 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new interdisciplinary textbook by Martin Hollis offers an exceptionally clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of social science. It unearths central philosophical problems underlying the standard ways of thinking about social institutions and social actions, leading the reader to reflect upon the nature of scientific method itself. Is the aim to explain the social world after the manner of the natural world, or to understand it from within? Writing in his characteristically clear and incisive prose, Martin Hollis reveals the crucial role to be played by philosophy in the study of the social sciences. |