Semantics and Social Science

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-60899-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1980, this book examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment. Arguing for a cross-cultural conception of human beings, the authors defend humanism and individualism, and reject the notion that social inquiry is necessarily vitiated by an adherence to values.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macdonald, Graham

Pettit, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Cross-cultural Understanding 2. The Understanding of Individuals: Humanism Versus Scientism 3. The Understanding of Institutions: Individualism Versus Collectivism 4. Truth and Value

Über Autor(innen)

Graham MacDonald, Philip Pettit