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Finding philosophy in social science /
Written by an eminent and original thinker in the philosophy of science, this book takes a fresh, unorthodox look at the key philosophical concepts and assumptions of the social sciences. Mario Bunge contends that social scientists (anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, economists, an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven [Connecticut] :
Yale University Press,
[1996]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Why Philosophy?
- From Fact to Theory. Fact ; Idea ; Inquiry ; Systematization
- From Explanation to Justification. Explanation and Prediction ; Empirical Operations ; Science et al. ; Values and Morals
- General Philosophy Problems in Social Science. Individualism and Holism ; Systemism ; Idealism and Materialism ; Intuitionism, Empiricism, Pragmatism, and Rationalism ; Subjectivism and Realism ; Between Reason and Fact: Rational Choice Theory
- Appendixes. State Space Representation ; Law and Rule ; The Logic of Theory Operationalization ; Utility: A Skeleton in the Closet of Rational Choice Theory ; Futility Theory ; Objective Value ; Utility as a Set.
- Introduction: Why Philosophy?
- 1. Fact
- 2. Idea
- 3. Inquiry
- 4. Systematization
- 5. Explanation and Prediction
- 6. Empirical Operations
- 7. Science et al.
- 8. Values and Morals
- 9. Individualism and Holism
- 10. Systemism
- 11. Idealism and Materialism
- 12. Intuitionism, Empiricism, Pragmatism, and Rationalism
- 13. Subjectivism and Realism
- 14. Between Reason and Fact: Rational Choice Theory
- App. 1. State Space Representation
- App. 2. Law and Rule
- App. 3. The Logic of Theory Operationalization
- App. 4. Utility: A Skeleton in the Closet of Rational Choice Theory
- App. 5. Futility Theory
- App. 6. Objective Value
- App. 7. Utility as a Set.