Individualism in Social Science - Forms and Limits of a Methodology (Hardcover)

The literature on methodological individualism is characterized by a widely held view that if the doctrine were stated with sufficient care it would be seen to be trivially true. Professor Bhargava questions this view. He begins by carefully disentangling the various formulations of the doctrine, identifies its most plausible version, and finally locates the principal assumption underlying it, namely that beliefs are attitudes individuated entirely in terms of what lies within the individual mind. Bhargava argues that once this individualist assumption is challenged it is possible to rehabilitate a non-individualist methodology which permits a contextual study of beliefs and actions, and even a study of social context relatively independent of the beliefs and actions of individuals.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Philosophical Monographs
Release date:	June 1992
Authors:	Rajeev Bhargava (Associate Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	225 x 145 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824279-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-19-824279-4
Barcode:	9780198242796

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