Critical realism, post-positivism, and the possibility of knowledge / Ruth Groff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groff, Ruth, 1963-

Series:

Routledge studies in critical realism ; 11.

Routledge studies in critical realism ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relativity.

Causation.

Critical realism.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Truth.

Positivism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Groff defends 'realism about causality' through close discussions of Kant, Hilary Putnam, Brian Ellis and Charles Taylor, among others. In so doing she affirms critical realism, but with several important qualifications. In particular, she rejects the theory of truth advanced by Roy Bhaskar. She also attempts to both clarify and correct earlier critical realist attempts to apply realism about causality to the social sciences.By connecting issues in metaphysics and philosophy of science to the problem of relativism, Groff bridges the gap between the philosophical literature and broader deba

Contents:

Cover; Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; 2 On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; 3 Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; 4 Alethic truth; 5 Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; 6 Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-31293-8

1-134-31294-6

1-280-07585-6

0-203-41727-5

9780203417270

OCLC:

56578611