194 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became "Europe." It argues that social theory is being held back by antagonistic debates over science, positivism, objectivity, and universal law - debates which appear unnecessary, narrow, and acontextual when their origins are examined. Positing... Read more
1. Where Have We Been? Where Might We Go? 2. Facticity 3. How Have We Come to Be Doing Mechanism? 4. How Do We Do Mechanism? 5. Beyond Mechanism 6. Sociality 7. Holism, Blame, and Power 8. Moment, Monument, Movement
Biography
Barbara Hanson is Professor of Sociology at York University.
