Social Science
Social Science by Gerard Delanty, published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK) on June 1, 2005, is a concise and accessible guide that discusses core ideas in social science. This second edition includes essential new material that addresses contemporary topics such as postmodern and feminist approaches, the crisis in social science, and significant developments in the philosophy of the social sciences.
Readers will find a thorough examination of key concepts, including the positivist dispute, hermeneutic theory, and critical perspectives within social science. The text builds on the foundation of the first edition while updating discussions on rationalism, empiricism, and the contributions of influential thinkers like Popper and Kuhn. Social Science is designed for undergraduates, postgraduates, and professional researchers interested in the philosophy of social science, sociology of science and knowledge, and social and political theory. With 197 pages, this edition provides a comprehensive overview of the field’s evolving landscape.
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A succinct, readable guidediscussing core ideas insocial science
This second edition of this respected andsuccessful text includes essential new materialcovering the following topics:
Postmodern and feminist approaches The crisis in social science An overview of the main developments in thephilosophy of the social sciences
Social Science builds on the success of the firstedition and moves the discussions forward andbrings up-to-date the material on the positivistdispute, hermeneutic theory, and the critical conceptionof social science.
The main developments examined in this textinclude the positivist dispute (the rise of rationalismand empiricism, positivism, and implicationsof the work of Popper and Kuhn); hermeneutictheory from Weber to Schutz and Taylor; and thecritical conception of social science, as in Marxism,Adorno, and Habermas.
Social Science will be of strong interest to undergraduatesand postgraduates in the social sciencesas well as to professional researchersworking in the areas of the philosophy of socialscience, the sociology of science and knowledge,and social and political theory.
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