1st Edition
Concept Formation in Social Science (Routledge Revivals)
By William Outhwaite
Copyright 1983
266 Pages
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Routledge
276 Pages
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Routledge
266 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1983, this book examines the problems of concept formation in the social sciences, and in particular sociology, from the standpoint of a realistic philsophy of science. Beginning with a discussion of positivistic, hermeneutic, rationalist and realistic philsophies of science, Dr Outhwaite argues that realism is best able to furnish rational criteria for the choice and... Read more
1. Concepts of Science 2. Concepts in Science 3. Constitution 4. Max Weber and Concept Formation in Sociology 5. Concepts of Society
Biography
William Outhwaite
