Semantics and Social Science (Routledge Revivals)

MacDonald, Graham, Pettit, Philip

ISBN 10: 0415608988 / ISBN 13: 9780415608985

Published by Routledge, 2011

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Title: Semantics and Social Science (Routledge ...

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Like New

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

Originally published in 1980, this book examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment. Arguing for a cross-cultural conception of human beings, the authors defend humanism and individualism, and reject the notion that social inquiry is necessarily vitiated by an adherence to values.

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Graham MacDonald, Philip Pettit