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Finding Philosophy in Social Science (Hardcover, New)
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Finding Philosophy in Social Science (Hardcover, New)
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Written by an eminent and original thinker in the philosophy of
science, this book takes a fresh, unorthodox look at the key
philosophical concepts and assumptions of the social sciences.
Mario Bunge contends that social scientists (anthropologists,
sociologists, political scientists, economists, and historians)
ought not to leave philosophy to philosophers, who have little
expertise in or knowledge of the social sciences. Bunge urges
social scientists to engage in serious philosophizing and
philosophers to participate in social research. The two fields are
interrelated, he says, and important advances in each can supply
tools for solving problems in the other. Bunge analyzes concepts
that the fields of philosophy and social science share, such as
fact, cause, and value. He discusses assumptions and misassumptions
involved in such current approaches as idealism, materialism, and
subjectivism, and finds that none of the best-known philosophies
helps to advance or even understand social science. In a highly
critical appraisal of rational choice theories, Bunge insists that
these models provide no solid substantive theory of society, nor do
they help guide rational action. He offers ten criteria by which to
evaluate philosophies of social science and proposes novel
solutions to social science's methodological and philosophical
problems. He argues forcefully that a particular union of
rationalism, realism, and systemism is the logical and viable
philosophical stance for social science practitioners.
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