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Explanation and Experiment in Social Psychological Science : Realism and the Social Constitution of Action /

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The book is about explanation and experiment in social psychological science. It argues that traditional empiricist accounts and hermeneutical critiques are fundamentally misconceived. The main purpose of the book is to demonstrate the possibility and potential of a causal and experimental science o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenwood, John D.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1989.
Subjects:
Philosophy (General)
Economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Scientific Empiricism and Scientific Psychology
  • Relativism
  • Realism
  • Causal Explanation
  • Theory
  • Hermeneutical Psychology
  • Causal Explanation and the Meaning of Human Action
  • The Social Constitution of Action
  • Agency, Causality, and Meaning
  • Explanation, Prediction and Control
  • The Experimental Analysis of Human Action
  • Intentional Simulation
  • The Evaluation of Psychological Therapy
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.