Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science - Hardcover

Fay, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155786537X ISBN 13: 9781557865373

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

This volume provides a lucid and distinct introduction to multiculturalism and the philosophy of social science.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This volume offers a new and distinct multicultural approach to the philosophy of social science. In providing a complete introductory overview of the nature of social inquiry, Fay explores issues inherent in the study of human beings from the perspective of cultural and social difference.

Among the important topics explored are: the self and its relation to others; culture and society; rationality and intelligibility; relativism and objectivity; and the relation of history to social science.

Although the book appropriates insights from hermeneutics, poststructuralism, and critical theory, in addition to the analytic philosophy of social science, it is written in a clear non-technical style. It provides the ideal text for students in the philosophy of social science, for those engaged in social science, and for those interested in multiculturalism.

About the Author:

Brian Fay is Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University, Connecticut. His publication include Social Theory and Political Practice (1975) and Critical Social Science (1987). He is Executive Editor of the Journal History and Theory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 155786537X
• ISBN 13: 9781557865373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266