“A Realist Philosophy of Social Science” (9780511218002)

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Title: A Realist Philosophy of Social Science
Subtitle: Explanation and Understanding
Sort title:
Realist Philosophy of Social Science
Author: Peter T. Manicas
First name: Peter
Last name: Manicas
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Owner:Cambridge University Press
Edition: 1

E-ISBN: 9780511218002
Print ISBN: 9780521861403

Description

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.

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