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Normativity and naturalism in the philosophy of the social sciences / edited by Mark Risjord.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 77.
- Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy ; 77
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Naturalism.
- Normativity (Ethics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Edition:
- 1 [edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Normativity and Naturalism in the Social Sciences engages with a central debate within the philosophy of social science: whether social scientific explanation necessitates an appeal to norms, and if so, whether appeals to normativity can be rendered "scientific." This collection brings together contributions from a diverse group of philosophers who explore a broad but thematically unified set of questions, many of which stem from an ongoing debate between Stephen Turner and Joseph Rouse (both contributors to this volume) on the role of naturalism in the philosophy of the social sciences. Informed by recent developments in both philosophy and the social sciences, this volume will set the benchmark for contemporary discussions about normativity and naturalism. This collection will be relevant to philosophers of social science, philosophers in interested in the rule following and metaphysics of normativity, and theoretically oriented social scientists.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Naturalistic Moment in Normativism; 3 Toward a New Naturalism: Niche Construction, Conceptual Normativity, and Scientific Practice; 4 What Would It Be to Be a Norm?; 5 Social Normativism; 6 Methodological Anti-naturalism, Norms, and Participant Observation; 7 Agents, Reasons, and the Nature of Normativity; 8 Empathy, Like-mindedness and Autism; 9 Responsiveness to Norms; 10 Explaining by Reference to Norms Is Only Natural (or Should Be); 11 Ecological Attunement and the Normativity of Practice
- 12 The Assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Sacred Cows, and the Conundrum of Rules13 Self-Interest, Norms, and Explanation; 14 Can Expected Utility Theory's Notion of Rationality Be Explanatory?; 15 Trust, Norms, and Reason; About the Authors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-38603-5
- 1-315-67672-9
- 1-317-38602-7
- 9781315676722
- OCLC:
- 958109548
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