What Holism Can Do for Social Theory Contributor(s): Hanson, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138485039 ISBN-13: 9781138485037 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Philosophy | Epistemology - Social Science | Methodology |
Dewey: 300.1 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
Physical Information: 194 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became "Europe." It argues that social theory is being held back by antagonistic debates over science, positivism, objectivity, and universal law - debates which appear unnecessary, narrow, and acontextual when their origins are examined. Positing that solutions to these impasses can be found by moving to alternative holistic epistemology, and looking at issues in terms of interrelations rather than parts, the book shows the promise of a social theory that provides a unit of analysis that mediates between local and global relations. |