| Marx, Methodology and Science: Marx's Science of Politics Contributor(s): Walker, David M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113872579X ISBN-13: 9781138725799 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.03 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title was first published in 2001. The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx's method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science; The key methodological themes of Marx's work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism; Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism - and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx's method corresponding to any of them examined. The conclusion arrived at is that Marx's method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.realism. |