Social Science under Debate : A Philosophical Perspective / Mario Bunge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunge, Mario., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (557 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mario Bunge, author of the monumental Treatise on Basic Philosophy, is widely renowned as a philosopher of science. In this new and ambitious work he shifts his attention to the social sciences and the social technologies. He considers a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, law, history, and management science.Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline. Bunge calls for objective and relevant fact-finding, rigorous theorizing, and empirical testing, as well as morally sensitive and socially responsible policy design.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part A: Basic Social Science

1. From Natural Science to Social Science

2. Sociology

3. Positive Economics

4. Political Science

5. Culturology

6. History

Part B: Sociotechnology

7. Action Theory

8. Law

9. Management Technology

10. Normative Economics

11. Designing the Future

Part C: Appendices

References

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed June 01., 2017)

ISBN:

1-281-99588-6

9786611995881

1-4426-8003-2

OCLC:

992454407