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Critical realism, post-positivism, and the possibility of knowledge /

Groff defends 'realism about causality' through close discussions of Kant, Hilary Putnam, Brian Ellis and Charles Taylor, among others.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Groff, Ruth, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge studies in critical realism ; 11.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; Alethic truth; Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index.