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Philosophy of Social Science

Alexander Rosenberg
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behavioral science methods
Cardinal Utility
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Clark Kent
connection
critical theory in social sciences
Darwinian Cultural Evolution
Deontic Powers
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folk
Folk Psychology
functionalist analysis
Genetic Determinism
intentionality theory
interpretational
interpretive social inquiry
Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma
Jury System
Large Scale Social Phenomena
logical
Logical Connection Argument
Lois Lane
Mammalian Males
Marginal Utility Declines
methodological naturalism
ordinal
Ordinal Utility Theory
Predictive Improvement
psychology
Rational Choice Theory
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Revealed Preference Theory
scientists
Selfish DNA
Social Science
Social Science Research
Stag Hunt
Standard Social Science Model
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Underdetermination Argument
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780813349732
  • Weight: 480g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Jul 2015
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Philosophy of Social Science provides a tightly argued yet accessible introduction to the philosophical foundations of the human sciences, including economics, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, history, and the disciplines emerging at the intersections of these subjects with biology. Philosophy is unavoidable for social scientists because the choices they make in answering questions in their disciplines force them to take sides on philosophical matters. Conversely, the philosophy of social science is equally necessary for philosophers since the social and behavior sciences must inform their understanding of human action, norms, and social institutions.

The fifth edition retains from previous editions an illuminating interpretation of the enduring relations between the social sciences and philosophy, and reflects on developments in social research over the past two decades that have informed and renewed debate in the philosophy of social science. An expanded discussion of philosophical anthropology and modern and postmodern critical theory is new for this edition.
About Alexander Rosenberg
Alexander Rosenberg is R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is author of many books and papers in the philosophy of science, including The Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Approach, The Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Approach, and Economics—Mathematical Politics or Science of Diminishing Returns (winner of the prestigious Lakatos Prize). In 2007, he was the national Phi Beta Kappa Romanell lecturer in philosophy.

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