An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.
An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.
Philosophy matters for the social sciences. Our world faces ever more complex and hazardous problems and, social science ontology and methods need to be adequate to the changing nature of the social realm. Imagination and new ways of thinking are crucial to the social sciences. …
A better social ontology -- Actor-centered sociology -- Social things -- Reduction and emergence -- Generativity and complexity -- Social causation -- Social realism -- Conclusion -- References
An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.
Philosophy matters for the social sciences. Our world faces ever more complex and hazardous problems and, social science ontology and methods need to be adequate to the changing nature of the social realm. Imagination and new ways of thinking are crucial to the social sciences. …
The Scientific Marx was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Marx advanced Capital to the public as …