Philosophy of Social Science
A New Introduction
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 November 2014
- ISBN 9780199645107
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 234x156x19 mm
- Weight 528 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed for students in both philosophy and the social sciences. Topics include ontology, objectivity, method, measurement, and causal inference, and such issues as well-being and climate change.
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This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed both for students with central interests in philosophy and those planning to concentrate on the social sciences, and it presupposes no particular background in either domain. From the wide range of topics at the forefront of debate in philosophy of social science, the editors have chosen those which are representative of the most important and interesting contemporary work. A team of distinguished experts explore key aspects of the field such as social ontology (what are the things that social science studies?), objectivity, formal methods, measurement, and causal inference. Also included are chapters focused on notable subjects of social science research, such as well-being and climate change. Philosophy of Social Science provides a clear, accessible, and up-to-date guide to this fascinating field.
...the book showcases contributions by experts who provide an introduction to their area of competence with an accessible and fresh style. The result is sixteen chapters about debates of major concern to the philosophers of social science, which, while providing some background knowledge of the specific subject, often do so by giving it a novel or original twist. Overall, the style and structure of the book seem designed more to raise the curiosity of those new to the field than to systematically inform about the current state of affairs in the philosophy of the social sciences. In so doing, the book distances itself to some extent from other similar manuals, aspires to interest a broad and diverse audience, and qualifies as a good teaching resource.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
PART I. Current Debates
Well-being
Climate change
Evidence-based policy
Community-based collaborative archaeology
PART II. Ontological Issues
Social ontology
Individuals or population?
PART III. Questions About Objectivity
Scientific objectivity
Feminist standpoint theory
Values in social science
PART IV. Using Formal Models
Choice models
Norms, conventions, and the power of expectations
PART V. Methodological Perspectives
Interdisciplinarity in action
Social epistemology in practice
PART VI. Research Methods
Measurement
Case studies
Causal inference
