Idioms of Inquiry - Critique and Renewal in Political Science

Idioms of Inquiry reflects the most recent and creative thinking in the field of political theory. The contributors agree that the old orthodox political theory is no longer viable, arguing instead for a pluralism of approaches. Each takes a particular idiom of inquiry on its own terms and analyzes its plausibility and internal limitations. The idioms discussed cover the current leading theories: rational choice, Popperian situational analysis, hermeneutics, phenomenology, critical theory, feminism, Foucauldian deconstructionism, and metascientific realism.

About the author

Terence Ball is Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University. He is the author of many books including most recently Reappraising Political Theory; coauthor of Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal; and coeditor of Thomas Jefferson: Political Writings. He is also the editor of the SUNY Press book Idioms of Inquiry: Critique and Renewal in Political Science.

Product details

• Assisted by: Terence Ball (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1987
• EAN: 9780887064586
• ISBN: 978-0-88706-458-6
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: Suny Series in Political Theor; Suny Series in Political Theor; Suny Political Theory: Contemp
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education