Description
Book Synopsis* The author emphasises new post--empirical approaches to the philosophy of science and their application to the social sciences* Rich in examples and makes extensive use of case studies* The book offers an original introduction to the philosophy of social science; it should be widely adopted on undergraduate courses. .
Trade Review'An important and well crafted argument which compels attention.'
Network '[a] learned and acute survey of the 'new logic of social science'.' The London Review of Books
'The book is a valuable contribution to the development of post-empiricist and post-structuralist social philosophy which will surely attract much detailed attention.' Political Studies
Table of ContentsPreface.
Introduction: Post-Empiricism, Indeterminacy, and the Social Sciences.
1. The Old Logic of the Social Sciences:.
Actions, Reasons and Causes.
2. The New Logic of the Social Sciences:.
Rules, Rationality and Explanation.
3: Interpretation and Indeterminacy.
4: The Macro-Micro Relation.
5: Criticism and Explanation.
Conclusion: Philosophy and the Social Sciences.
