Critical Realism: The Difference it Makes (Routledge Studies in Critical Realism)

. Ed(s): Cruickshank, Justin

ISBN 10: 0415305985 / ISBN 13: 9780415305983

Published by Routledge, 2003

About this Item

An introduction to the difference that critical realism can make to contemporary social sciences, covering cultural studies, feminism, globalization, heterodox economics, education policy, the self and the 'underclass' debate. Editor(s): Cruickshank, Justin. Series: Routledge Studies in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. . 2003. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Realism: The Difference it Makes (Routledge Studies in Critical Realism)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415305985
• ISBN 13: 9780415305983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Critical realism is a movement in philosophy and the human sciences most closely associated with the work of Roy Bhaskar. Since the publication of Bhaskars A Realist Theory of Science, critical realism has had a profound influence on a wide range of subjects. This reader makes accessible, in one volume, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism.
It explores the following themes:
* transcendental realist
* the theory of explanatory critique
* dialectics
* Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of science.

About the Author

Justin Cruickshank is Lecturer in the Methodology and Philosophy of Social Science at Nottingham Trent University.