Action and Interpretation - Studies in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

These eight essays converge on the themes of intentionality, realism and theory choice in philosophy and the social sciences.

List of contents

Notes on the contributors; Introduction; 1. Theory and value in the social sciences Mary Hesse; 2. Indeterminacy and interpretation Christopher Hookaway; 3. Rational man theory Philip Pettit; 4. Maximising, moralising and dramatising Alan Ryan; 5. The meaning of another culture's beliefs John Skorupski; 6. 'Realistic' realism and the progress of science Nick Jardine; 7. On 'the reality of the past' John McDowell; 8. Practising history and social science on 'realist' assumptions John Dunn; Index.

Summary

These eight essays converge on the themes of intentionality, realism and theory choice, reflecting the amount of attention being given to these matters when this book was first published in 1980. Together they make a distinguished contribution to discussion in the area and underline the importance of intellectual collaboration on such discussion between philosophy and the social sciences.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Hookway
• Assisted by: Christopher Hookway (Editor), P. Pettit (Editor), Philip Pettit (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.07.2010
• EAN: 9780521299084
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29908-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 287 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics