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Philosophy of social science / Alexander Rosenberg.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2012Edition: 4th edDescription: xi, 324 p. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780813345925
  • 0813345928
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: E-book:: Philosophy of Social ScienceDDC classification:
  • 300.1 23
Contents:
What is the philosophy of social science -- The methodological divide: naturalism v. interpretation -- The explanation of human action -- Intentionality and intensionality -- Behaviorism in the behavioral sciences -- Problems of rational choice theory -- Social psychology and the construction of society -- Philosophical anthropology -- Holism and antireductionism in sociology and psychology -- Functionalism as a research program -- Sociobiology or the standard social science model? -- Theories of cultural evolution -- Research ethics in social inquiry -- Facts and values in the human sciences -- Social science and the enduring questions of philosophy.
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Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 300.1 Rosenberg Available 6004300063601
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is the philosophy of social science -- The methodological divide: naturalism v. interpretation -- The explanation of human action -- Intentionality and intensionality -- Behaviorism in the behavioral sciences -- Problems of rational choice theory -- Social psychology and the construction of society -- Philosophical anthropology -- Holism and antireductionism in sociology and psychology -- Functionalism as a research program -- Sociobiology or the standard social science model? -- Theories of cultural evolution -- Research ethics in social inquiry -- Facts and values in the human sciences -- Social science and the enduring questions of philosophy.

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