Naturalism and Social Science - A Post-Empiricist Philosophy of Social Science

This 1979 text addresses the strong criticism of dominant theories in large areas of Western social science.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Complexity and social science; 2. Common sense and social science; 3. Meaning and social science; 4. Values and social science; 5. Paradigms and social science; Conclusion; References; Index.

About the author

David Thomas, D.D. (1813-1894) congregationalist, was born at Hollybush-Vaston, South Wales. He was educated at Newport Pagnel, now called Chestnut College, in Buckingham. Dr. Thomas entered the Independent Ministry in 1841. From 1845-1874 he was the minister of Stockwell Independent Church in London. His writings, for which he is best known, include a series of homiletical commentaries on Job, Psalms, the Gospels of Matthew and John, and Acts. He was also the respected editor of The Homilist from 1851-1882.

Summary

This 1979 text addresses the ways in which the dominant theories in large areas of Western social science have been subject to strong criticisms, resulting in empiricist views being replaced by an emphasis on the potential obstinacy of theory in the face of the empirical world.

Product details

• Authors: David Thomas
• Assisted by: Jack Goody (Editor), Geoffrey Hawthorn (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.01.1980
• EAN: 9780521296601
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29660-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Geographical Studies; Themes in the Social Sciences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy