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Relations and Representations An Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Psychological Science
By John D. Greenwood
Copyright 1991
194 Pages
by
Psychology Press
198 Pages
by
Psychology Press
198 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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What is the nature of social psychological science? What does a realist approach to human behaviour offer?
Originally published in 1991, this lucid introduction to the philosophy of social psychological science takes a new and original approach to the subject. The author repudiates traditional empiricist and hermeneutical accounts, advancing instead a realist philosophy of social... Read more
Preface. Introduction: Science and Scientism 1. Social Dimensions of Action 2. Social Dimensions of Mind 3. Causal Explanation 4. Theory and Observation 5. Experimentation 6. Accounting. Conclusion: The Social and the Relational. Epilogue. Notes. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
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John D. Greenwood
