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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Vernon Pratt |
| ISBN: | 0415042887 9780415042888 |
| OCLC Number: | 20574178 |
| Description: | x, 189 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Man as a machine -- 3. Consciousness -- 4. Man as an animal -- 5. Meaningful behaviour -- 6. The framework of experience -- 7. The interpretation of experience -- 8. Explanation and prediction -- 9. Explanation and understanding -- 10. Acquiring scientific knowledge -- 11. Social study and objectivity -- 12. Social study and bias -- 13. Society and its members -- 14. Society and a working system -- 15. Society evolving. |
| Responsibility: | Vernon Pratt. |
Abstract:
This book, the first in the new series Traditions in Social Theory, is a comprehensive introduction to philosophical problems in the social sciences, encompassing traditional and contemporary perspectives. It is readily accessible, with a firm emphasis on communicating difficult philosophical ideas clearly and effectively to those from outside this discipline. Ted Benton and Ian Craib move systematically through major topic areas, from positivism to post-structuralism, using a wide variety of examples and cases to illustrate key themes.
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