A Realist Philosophy of Social Science Explanation and Understanding
This volume reassesses the problem of explanation in social science from what remains a marginalized, realist perspective. Because the problem of explanation is central to inquiry in social science, the volume also provides a systematic philosophy of social science. It begins with the idea that...
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| Lingua: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Accesso online: | https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/35495 |
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| Riassunto: | This volume reassesses the problem of explanation in social science from
what remains a marginalized, realist perspective. Because the problem of
explanation is central to inquiry in social science, the volume also provides
a systematic philosophy of social science. It begins with the idea
that the fundamental goal of theory in both the natural and social sciences
is not, contrary to widespread opinion, prediction and control, or
the explanation of events (including “behavior”). Rather, more modestly,
theory (at least in one of its clear senses) aims to provide an understanding
of the processes which jointly produce the contingent outcomes of
experience |
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