Working Knowledge - Making the Human Sciences From Parsons to Kuhn

Informationen zum Autor Joel Isaac is University Lecturer in the History of Modern Political Thought at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Christ's College. Klappentext Isaac explores how influential thinkers in the mid-twentieth century understood the relations among science! knowledge! and the empirical study of human affairs. He places special emphasis on the practical! local manifestations of their complex theoretical ideas! particularly the institutional milieu of Harvard University. Zusammenfassung Isaac explores how influential thinkers in the mid-twentieth century understood the relations among science! knowledge! and the empirical study of human affairs. He places special emphasis on the practical! local manifestations of their complex theoretical ideas! particularly the institutional milieu of Harvard University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joel Isaac, Isaac Joel
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.06.2012
• EAN: 9780674065741
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06574-1
• Pagine: 320
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History, History of Ideas, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History: theory and methods