{"product_id":"philosophy-of-the-social-sciences-philosophical-theory-and-scientific-practice-hardback-9780521517744","title":"Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Philosophical Theory and Scientific Practice (Hardback) 9780521517744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilosophy of the Social Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Theory and Scientific Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA unique discussion between philosophers and social scientists which extends the frontiers of the philosophy of the social sciences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. Mantzavinos (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521517744, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 1 map  1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Overall, this book contributes to reorienting the focus of the philosophy of the social sciences towards the actual theories and practices in the social sciences, thereby yielding some important ontological, methodological and pragmatic insights, many of which are relevant for economics.' The Journal of Economics and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume is a unique contribution to the philosophy of the social sciences, presenting the results of cutting-edge philosophers' research alongside critical discussions by practicing social scientists. The book is motivated by the view that the philosophy of the social sciences cannot ignore the specific scientific practices according to which social scientific work is being conducted, and that it will be valuable only if it evolves in constant interaction with theoretical developments in the social sciences. With its unique format guaranteeing a genuine discussion between philosophers and social scientists, this thought-provoking volume extends the frontiers of the field. It will appeal to all scholars and students interested in the interplay between philosophy and the social sciences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction C. Mantzavinos\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Basic Problems of Sociality: 1. Language and social ontology John R. Searle\u003cbr\u003e Comment: De Rerum Natura: dragons of obliviousness and the science of social ontology Mark Turner\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shared agency Michael E. Bratman\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Where is the social? Pierre Demeulenaere\u003cbr\u003e 3. The reality of group agents Philip Pettit\u003cbr\u003e Comment: A note on group agents Diego Rios\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Laws and Explanation in the Social Sciences: 4. Physicalism and the human sciences David Papineau\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Reductionism in the human sciences: a philosopher's game Robert G. Shulman and Ian Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e 5. Complexity and explanation in the social sciences Sandra Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Conditional knowledge: an oxymoron? James Alt\u003cbr\u003e 6. The heterogeneous social: new thinking about the foundations of the social sciences Daniel Little\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Causal mechanisms and generalizations Jack Knight\u003cbr\u003e 7. What is this thing called 'efficacy'? Nancy Cartwright\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Randomized controlled trials and public policy Gerd Gigerenzer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. How Philosophy and the Social Sciences Can Enrich Each Other: Three Examples: 8. Why do people cooperate as much as they do? James Woodward\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Putting the problem of social order into perspective Werner Güth and Hartmut Kliemt\u003cbr\u003e 9. Situations against virtues: the situationist attack on virtue theory Ernest Sosa\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Do people have character-traits? Steven Lukes\u003cbr\u003e 10. What kind of problem is the hermeneutic circle? C. Mantzavinos\u003cbr\u003e Comment: Going in circles David-Hillel Ruben\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue C. 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