| Philosophy of Social Science: The Methods, Ideals, and Politics of Social Inquiry Contributor(s): Root, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631190422 ISBN-13: 9780631190424 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers OUR PRICE: $50.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science, providing a clear description and provocative account of many of the methods and ideals that guide research and teaching in the social sciences. Root describes how theories are constructed and tested, how facts are predicted or explained, data collected and categorized, causes identified and findings presented in the social sciences and explains why, though the methods are intended to be value-free, they end up being partisan. Along with the description and criticism of the present philosophy of the social sciences, the book offers an alternative philosophy for the social sciences - based on ideals and methods for research and teaching that favor one conception of the good over others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Methodology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 300.1 |
| LCCN: 93003213 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.02" W x 9.02" (1.03 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science. While most social scientists maintain that the social sciences should stand free of politics, this book argues that they should be politically partisan. Root offers a clear description and provocative criticism of many of the methods and ideals that guide research and teaching in the social sciences. |