Realist philosophy of social science, a: explanation and understanding
Auteur :
Manicas, Peter T.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521861403
Date de publication :
15 juin 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
520 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Manicas brings the idea of causality and the role that it plays in the physical sciences to bear on inquiry in social sciences. Offering a reassessment of the problem of explanation from a realist perspective, this breathtaking volume, with a host of concrete examples, will appeal to the non-specialist reader.