The philosophy of social science :
Potter, Garry, 1955-
The philosophy of social science : new perspectives / Garry Potter. - Second Edition. - xii, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Revised edition of the author's The philosophy of social science.
1st edition preface -- 2nd edition preface -- The importance of science and the importance of understanding what science is rationalism and empiricism : science's weak foundations -- Positivism and its problems : seeing is not all there is to believing -- Explanations of social scientific understanding and social scientific understandings of natural scientific explanations -- Hermeneutics and science : "the linguistic turn" -- Feminism and science : a woman's place is the more objective space -- Postmodernism : if you say there are no right or wrong answers and i say you're wrong, am i right : or wrong? -- Islam and science : the stars on a common celestial globe -- Pragmatism and neo-pragmatism : foundations of anti-foundationalism -- Hyperreality and critical realism, simulacra and social science -- Terminology glossary.
9781138998391 (hardback) 9781138998407 (pbk.)
2016025751
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Philosophy.
H61 / .P618 1999
300.1
The philosophy of social science : new perspectives / Garry Potter. - Second Edition. - xii, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Revised edition of the author's The philosophy of social science.
1st edition preface -- 2nd edition preface -- The importance of science and the importance of understanding what science is rationalism and empiricism : science's weak foundations -- Positivism and its problems : seeing is not all there is to believing -- Explanations of social scientific understanding and social scientific understandings of natural scientific explanations -- Hermeneutics and science : "the linguistic turn" -- Feminism and science : a woman's place is the more objective space -- Postmodernism : if you say there are no right or wrong answers and i say you're wrong, am i right : or wrong? -- Islam and science : the stars on a common celestial globe -- Pragmatism and neo-pragmatism : foundations of anti-foundationalism -- Hyperreality and critical realism, simulacra and social science -- Terminology glossary.
9781138998391 (hardback) 9781138998407 (pbk.)
2016025751
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Philosophy.
H61 / .P618 1999
300.1