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The Expanded Social Scientist's Bestiary

A Guide to Fabled Threats to, and Defenses of, Naturalistic Social Science

von: D. C. Phillips
64,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	15.11.2000
ISBN/EAN:	9780742579392
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	296

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Titelbeschreibung

The (Expanded)Social ScientistOs Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. The book discusses and critiques the various arguments that purport to establish that it is a mistake to believe that a naturalistic social science- i.e. social science that in some way resembles the natural sciences- can be produced. It is intended to guide social scientists-researchers, teachers, and students-so that they will not fall victim to the beasts they will encounter in the course of their inquiries. Such beasts include holism, post-positivistic work in the philosophy of science, Kuhnian relativism, the denial of objectivity and value neutrality, hermeneutics and several others, both good and bad. This expanded and revised edition contains four new chapters tackling such contemporary beasts as Popperian rules, narrative research, and various forms of constructivism. The chapters presented in this volume are, as far as possible, self-contained so that each chapter can be consulted without the necessity of having read the others, thus making this volume an invaluable guide for faculty members and graduate students in the whole of the social sciences and related applied fields.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The (Expanded) Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. This expanded and revised edition contains four new chapters tackling such contemporary beasts as Popperian rules, narrative research, and various forms of constructivism. The chapters presented in this volume are, as far as possible, self-contained so that each chapter can be consulted without the necessity of having read the others, thus making this volume an invaluable guide for faculty members and graduate students in the whole of the social sciences and related applied fields.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Preface: On Good and Bad Beasts
 Chapter 2 Constructivism and its Many Ugly Faces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
 Chapter 3 Hermeneutics and Naturalistic Social Inquiry
 Chapter 4 Holistic Tendencies in Social Science
 Chapter 5 Narrative Research: Telling Stories about Stories
 Chapter 6 Naturalistic Ideals in Social Science
 Chapter 7 New Philosophy of Science
 Chapter 8 Objectivity and Subjectivity
 Chapter 9 Popperian Rules for Research Design
 Chapter 10 Positivism
 Chapter 11 Qualitative Research and its Warrant
 Chapter 12 Social Construction of Knowledge
 Chapter 13 Theories and Laws
 Chapter 14 Values in Social Inquiry