Philosophy of the Social Sciences
eBook - PDF

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Towards Pragmatism

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Towards Pragmatism

About this book

In this ground-breaking new text, Patrick Baert analyses the central perspectives in the philosophy of social science, critically investigating the work of Durkheim, Weber, Popper, critical realism, critical theory, and Rorty's neo pragmatism.

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  • Shows how these authors' views have practical uses in empirical research.
  • Lively approach that makes complex ideas understandable to upper-level students, as well as having scholarly appeal.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Emile Durkheim’s Naturalism
  4. Max Weber’s Interpretative Method
  5. Karl Popper’s Falsificationism
  6. Critical Realism
  7. Critical Theory
  8. Richard Rorty and Pragmatism
  9. A Pragmatist Philosophy of the Social Sciences
  10. Notes
  11. References and Bibliography
  12. Index