The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science

Lee McIntyre editor Alex Rosenberg editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:10th Dec '19

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The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science is an outstanding guide to the major themes, movements, debates, and topics in the philosophy of social science. It includes thirty-seven newly written chapters, by many of the leading scholars in the field, as well as a comprehensive introduction by the editors. Insofar as possible, the material in this volume is presented in accessible language, with an eye toward undergraduate and graduate students who may be coming to some of this material for the first time. Scholars too will appreciate this clarity, along with the chance to read about the latest advances in the discipline. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science is broken up into four parts.





    • Historical and Philosophical Context




    • Concepts




    • Debates




    • Individual Sciences


Edited by two of the leading scholars in the discipline, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of social science, and its many areas of connection and overlap with key debates in the philosophy of science.

A state-of-the-art collection of original essays by the best writers in the field of history and philosophy of the social sciences.

--Merrilee H. Salmon, University of Pittsburgh

ISBN: 9780367871574

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 789g

476 pages