Philosophy of social science
Rosenberg, Alexander
Philosophy of social science - 4th - Boulder Westview Press 2012 - xi,324p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-310) 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.
9780813345925
Social sciences--Philosophy.
300.1 / RO-P
Philosophy of social science - 4th - Boulder Westview Press 2012 - xi,324p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-310) 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.
9780813345925
Social sciences--Philosophy.
300.1 / RO-P