Rosenberg, Alexander

Philosophy of social science / Alexander Rosenberg - FOURTH EDITION. - Colorado : Westview Press, c2012 - xi, 324 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What is the philosophy of social science? -- 2. The methodological divide: naturalism v. interpretation -- 3. The explanation of human action -- 4. Intentionality and Intensionality -- 5. Behaviorism in the behavioral sciences -- 6. Problems of rational choice theory -- 7. Social psychology and the construction of society -- 8. Philosophical anthropology -- 9. Holism and antireductionism in sociology and psychology -- 10. Functionalism as a research program -- 11. Sociobiology or the standard social science model? -- 12. Theories of cultural evolution -- 13. Research ethics in social inquiry -- 14. Facts and values in the human sciences -- 15. Social science and the enduring questions of philosophy.

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Philosophy of Social Science provides a solid introduction to the connections between social science and philosophy.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

H 61 .R668 2012