{"product_id":"understanding-social-science-philosophical-introduction-to-the-social-sciences-hardback-9780631218715","title":"Understanding Social Science; Philosophical Introduction to the Social Sciences (Hardback) 9780631218715","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Social Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Introduction to the Social Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Trigg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631218715, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 August 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 2.7 cm, 0.522 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\"The first edition of Trigg's book was already an excellent text in the philosophy of social science. Not only did it strike a high level of philosophical sophistication, but it was unique among such texts in making ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein fruitful and in approaching the question of objectivity in social inquiry partly through the sociology of knowledge. The new or expanded discussions of perspectivalism, reason, politics, and social reality only make it better.\" \u003ci\u003eTed Schatzki, University of Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Trigg's study is a lively and informative introduction to the philosophical issues at the heart of our efforts to either understand or explain social phenomena. He questions naturalistic accounts of social science and argues that the core philosophical assumptions within such inquiry will prove neither innocuous nor dissolve through empirical methods.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert D'Amico, University of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this lucid and engaging introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the Second Edition. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Nature of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Objectivity and the Sociology of Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Individuals and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Understanding Other Societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Rationality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Facts and Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Economics and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Culture: Function and Adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Sociobiology and Determinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Markets and Social Institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Tradition and Reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Philosophical Basis of Social Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405569552664,"sku":"9780631218715","price":92.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631218715.jpg?v=1784136821","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-social-science-philosophical-introduction-to-the-social-sciences-hardback-9780631218715","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}