Social Knowledge - An Essay on the Nature and Limits of Social Science

In this new edition of his classic work, Paul Mattick argues that we can only develop scientific understandings of social life by subjecting the very categories of social science to rigorous study and critique.

List of contents

Preface to the Second Edition Preface

1 Introductory

2 'Subjective ' and 'Objective '

3 Understanding an Alien Society

4 Understanding and Explanation

5 Foundation and Superstructure

6 Science and Society

References Index

About the author

Paul Mattick received a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1981 at Harvard University; he taught philosophy at several institutions; and is currently Politics (Field Notes) Editor at the Brooklyn Rail. He edited the International Journal of Political Economy from 1987 to 2007 and is the author, most recently, of Business as Usual (Reaktion, 2011) and Theory and Critique. Essays on Capital (Brill, 2018).

Summary

In this new edition of his classic work, Paul Mattick argues that we can only develop scientific understandings of social life by subjecting the very categories of social science to rigorous study and critique.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Mattick, Mattick Paul
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.01.2021
• EAN: 9781642593457
• ISBN: 978-1-64259-345-7
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Historical Materialism
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Economic theory & philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Marxism & Communism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Economic theory and philosophy