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Science is remarkably reliable. It puts people on the moon,
performs laser eye surgery, tells us about ancient civilizations
and species, and predicts the future of our climate. What
underwrites this reliability? This book argues that the standard
answers-the scientific method, rigour, and objectivity-are
insufficient for the job. Here we propose a new model of science
which places its products front and centre. In The Tangle of
Science we show how any reliable piece of science is underpinned by
a vast, diverse, and thick network of other scientific products. In
doing so we bring back into focus areas of science that have been
long neglected, emphasizing how every product, from the screws that
hold the space shuttle together, to ways of measuring the consumer
price index, to Einstein's theory of general relativity, work
together to support results we can trust.
The philosophy of social sciences has become one of the
battlegrounds of contemporary theory and analysis. At the core of
the debate is the central question about the objective capacity of
a range of disciplines not explicitly regarded as scientific. The
philosophy of social science employs a rich and complex approach to
its object, an approach which explores methodological,
epistemological, metaphysical an logical questions. How can such a
diverse approach attempt objectivity when faecd with the complexity
of what is studied, namely the social world? What is the object of
social scientific investigation? The Objects of Social Sciendce
presents a clear and structured analysis of the philosophy of
social science across each of its main disciplines: Antropology,
Sociology, History, Economics and Geography. It both identifies the
practical and theoretical procedures involved in the identification
of the object and, at the same time, raises questions aout the very
objectivity of these procedures in analysing the object. The book
will prove invaluable to students across the social sciences as a
guide to the theories and methodologies which underpin their
disciplines.Eleonora Montuschi teaches Philosophy os Social Science
at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she
is Deputy Director, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social
Sciences.
This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been
transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and
methods. It is designed both for students with central interests in
philosophy and those planning to concentrate on the social
sciences, and it presupposes no particular background in either
domain. From the wide range of topics at the forefront of debate in
philosophy of social science, the editors have chosen those which
are representative of the most important and interesting
contemporary work. A team of distinguished experts explore key
aspects of the field such as social ontology (what are the things
that social science studies?), objectivity, formal methods,
measurement, and causal inference. Also included are chapters
focused on notable subjects of social science research, such as
well-being and climate change. Philosophy of Social Science
provides a clear, accessible, and up-to-date guide to this
fascinating field.
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