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Historical Understanding and Ethics in Social Science

Historical Understanding and Ethics in Social Science - Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences

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Publisher's Synopsis

Can social scientific description capture the historically individual? Is the idea of an ethically committed social science morally defensible? This book offers a critical, historically-grounded perspective on these perennial methodological and ethical problems, in their current forms. It provides a series of in-depth examinations of recent work by prominent authors in sociology and philosophy. The book draws on the thought of Peter Winch to provide a coherent response to the core issues that underlie past and present debate in social science and to provide a solid basis for future inquiry. It will be of particular interest to social scientists, philosophers, and historians, and to anyone seeking a clear grasp of the demands made by historical understanding and ethics on the study of society.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781032867786
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 300.9
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 248
Weight: 570g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm