The philosophy of social science : new perspectives /: new perspectives. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Garry Potter.
• Authors: Potter, Garry, 1955-
• Contents: 1st edition preface -- 2nd edition preface -- The importance of science and the importance of understanding what science is rationalism and empiricism : science's weak foundations -- Positivism and its problems : seeing is not all there is to believing -- Explanations of social scientific understanding and social scientific understandings of natural scientific explanations -- Hermeneutics and science : "the linguistic turn" -- Feminism and science : a woman's place is the more objective space -- Postmodernism : if you say there are no right or wrong answers and i say you're wrong, am i right : or wrong? -- Islam and science : the stars on a common celestial globe -- Pragmatism and neo-pragmatism : foundations of anti-foundationalism -- Hyperreality and critical realism, simulacra and social science -- Terminology glossary.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.1; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Social sciences -- Philosophy; Sociology -- Philosophy; Social sciences -- Philosophy; Sociology -- Philosophy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317331858; 1317331850; 9781317331841; 1317331842
• Related ISBNs: 9781138998391; 1138998397; 9781138998407; 1138998400; 9781315658704
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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