|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1 Review
|
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Persuasive and amusing,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Idea of a Social Science: And its Relation to Philosophy (Paperback)
I must declare a bias; as a scientist and an analytic philosopher by training, and now a teacher in those two areas by profession, I have always been skeptical about the "social sciences." I have no doubt that they perform a necessary role and can provide great insights into human situations; but using the word 'science' raises certain misplaced expectations. Winch's monograph argues precisely this position with style and verve, holding that social concerns are properly related more to philosophy than the Natural Sciences. (Of course they may use scientific methods, but that is a different matter.) There are many historical examples, and a thoughtful introduction slightly modifying some of the polemical excesses. A thoroughly entertaining afternoon's reading!
|
|
Most Helpful First | Newest First
|
|
RC Series Bundle: The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (Routledge Classics) by Peter Winch (Paperback - October 30, 2007)
$17.95 $13.69
In Stock | |
 
| ||
