1st Edition

Philosophy and the Human Sciences

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

Students of the human sciences – economics, sociology, politics, anthropology, psychology – frequently encounter the names and distinctive theories of philosophers. It is none the less difficult to judge the contribution of such philosophers without a training in philosophy. First published in 1986, Philosophy and the Human Sciences is designed to bridge that gap in understanding by introducing... Read more

Preface Part 1 1. Introduction: Nature and Reason 2. Marxist Philosophy 3. Hermeneutics 4. Phenomenology 5. Structuralism and Post-structuralism Part 2 6. Introduction: Logic and Language 7. Modern Realism and Empiricism 8. Wittgenstein: Philosophy as Therapy 9. Ordinary Language Philosophy Part 3 10. The Philosophy of Science

Biography

R.J. Anderson, J.A. Hughes and W.W. Sharrock