Readings in the Philosophy of Social Science (Bradford Books) [Paperback]

Michael Martin (Editor), Lee C. McIntyre (Editor)

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Publication Date: March 22, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0262631512 | ISBN-13: 978-0262631518

This is the first comprehensive anthology in the philosophy of social science to appear since the late 1960s. Covering all of the major areas in the discipline, it will serve as the standard source for scholarship in the field and could be used as the basis for an entire course.The anthology offers one complete, convenient, and well-chosen selection of readings, plus three specially commissioned articles that encompass the entire range of topics in the field and cover both sides of currently hot debates about explanation, methodological individualism, and the special sciences. The introductions to each section provide a map through the discipline.Michael Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Lee C. McIntyre is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Colgate University.Sections cover: Explanation, Prediction, and Laws. Interpretation and Meaning. Rationality. Functional Explanation. Reductionism, Individualism, and Holism. Objectivity and Values. Problems of the Special Sciences.Commissioned articles: Taylor on Interpretation and the Sciences of Man Michael Martin. Microfoundations of Marxism, D. Little. Evidential Constraints: Pragmatic Empiricism in Archaeology, A. Wylie.

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Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University. He is the author of Laws and Explanation in the Social Sciences: Defending a Science of Human Behavior.

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• Paperback: 785 pages
• Publisher: A Bradford Book (March 22, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262631512
• ISBN-13: 978-0262631518
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.6 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This comprehensive reader has everything one needs to teach a course in the philosophy of social science. It's been around for years, but the selections are classics. The person who gave this book a one star review seems to be reacting to amazon.com service, not the book, which is incredibly bad form. But the book itself is great and nothing comes close in the field.