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The authors examine the relationship between social science and philosophy and ask what sort of work social science and an accompanying philosophy should do. They reintroduce the question of ontology, through the work of Roy Bhaskar. The book argues against philosophising and is committed to a philo...

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Main Authors: Dean, Kathryn (Author), Joseph, Jonathan (Author), Roberts, John Michael (Author), Wight, Colin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Political Sociology.
Political Theory.
Social Philosophy.
Social Theory.
Sociology, general.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The authors examine the relationship between social science and philosophy and ask what sort of work social science and an accompanying philosophy should do. They reintroduce the question of ontology, through the work of Roy Bhaskar. The book argues against philosophising and is committed to a philosophical approach grounded in the social sciences.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 199 pages)
ISBN:9780230502079
DOI:10.1057/9780230502079