Potter G. The philosophy of social science: new perspectives. - 2nd ed. - Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2017. - xii, 285 p. - Bibliogr. at the end of the art. - Ind.: p.281-285. - ISBN 978-1-138-99839-1 Шифр: 01  Место хранения:   01 | ГПНТБ СО РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Preface to the first edition ................................... vi Preface to the second edition ................................... x 1 The importance of science and the importance of understanding what science is ................................ 1 2 Rationalism and empiricism: science's weak foundations ...... 21 3 Positivism and its problems: seeing is not all there is to believing ................................................ 42 4 Explanations of social scientific understanding and social scientific understandings of natural scientific explanations ................................................ 66 5 Hermeneutics and science: 'the linguistic turn' ............. 92 6 Feminism and science: a woman's place is the more objective space ............................................ 117 7 Postmodernism: if you say there are no right or wrong answers and I say you're wrong, am I right... or wrong? .... 144 8 Islam and science: the stars on a common celestial globe ... 181 NOOR BAIG (CO-AUTHOR) 9 Pragmatism and neo-pragmatism: foundations of anti- foundationalism ............................................ 197 10 Hyperreality and critical realism, simulacra and social science .................................................... 214 Terminology glossary .......................................... 253 Index ......................................................... 281