Max Weber and the Methodology of the Social Sciences [Paperback]

Toby E Huff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1983

Huff provides a rare, full-scale study of the origins and development of Max Weber's methodology, which focuses on Weber's neglected early methodological essays that were not translated into English until the 1970s. He explores Weber's writings in light of developments in postempiricist philosophy of science, and shows that Weber was well aware of the epistemological foundations of the descriptive psychology school, whose intellectual heir was Husserl. This volume will help scholars and students understand in the broadest sense the issues central to the logic of social scientifi c explanation, and will appeal to philosophers, sociologists, political scientists, as well as scholars of Weber.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers (January 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878559450
• ISBN-13: 978-0878559459
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,414,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Toby E. Huff was born in Portland, Maine and has been living in the Boston area since 1960. His interest in big questions in the philosophy and history of science led to a life long interest in the problems of Arabic-Islamic science and the question of why modern science developed only in the West. These interests resulted in two major studies, The Rise of early Modern Science: Islam, China and the West (1993), and Intellectual Curiosity and the Scientific Revolution (2010). The former book was chosen as the Alternative Selection of the Library of Science Book-of-the-Month Club in 1994. While doing research on Islam, science and development, Huff lived in Malaysia and also visited Indonesia, Morocco, Tunisia, and Syria. He taught courses on Women and Islam at UMass Dartmouth for a many years. He is currently a Research Associate in the Dept. of Astronomy at Harvard University.