Interpretation and Explanation in the Human Sciences

Henderson examines the foundations of an analytic social science approach to develop a well-integrated account of the human sciences, focusing on the pivotal notions of interpretation and explanation. The author acknowledges the importance of interpretive understanding in the human sciences, and proposes a methodology that reflects both interpretive practice as well as scientific methodology. He refutes the methodological separatists who hold that the logic of explanation and testing in the human sciences is fundamentally different from that of the natural sciences, and examines in detail the constraints on interpretation. In providing an integrated treatment of these two central issues in social science, Henderson offers a thorough analysis of the adequacy of interpretation and the nature of explanation in the human sciences.

About the author

David K. Henderson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Memphis State University.

Product details

• Authors: David K. Henderson
• Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1993
• EAN: 9780791414057
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-1405-7
• No. of pages: 293
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: Suny Series, Global Conflict a; Suny Series, Global Conflict a; Suny the Philosophy of the Soc
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works