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Evolution, Order and Complexity (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, 2)

Kennet Boulding

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This new work challenges the natural/social dichotomy thesis by showing how the application of ideas which derive from biology can be applied and offer insight into the social realm.

Explorations Beyond the Machine: A Philosophy of Social Science for the Post-Newtonian Age (Mamardashvili Series on Philosophy, Psychology and Socio)

Ian Trevor King

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The main concern of this monograph is to attempt to update the philosophy of the social sciences in accordance with what are and have been dramatic "new" ways in which the contemporary natural sciences now model,comprehend, and generally philosophically-methodologically apprehend the universe.

Contents: Introduction. Part One: The Natural Sciences And The Social Sciences. Part Two: The "New Sciences" And Their Metaphorical Imagery. Part Three: Elements Of A "New" Philosophy Of The Social Sciences. Part Four: The "New" Philosophy Of The Social Sciences, Politics, And Economics; Marxism And Dialectical Theory; Politics, Economics, And Democracy. Bibliography

Filosofia Y Dolor/ Philosophy And Pain (Ventana Abierta / Open Window) (Spanish Edition)

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Finding Philosophy in Social Science

Mario Bunge

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A clear, original, lively and invaluable work. 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.

I am a colleague of the author and have used the book in my own work. The following are excerpts from various professional reviews:

"A philosophical tour de force anatomizing social science for our time. Lucid, wide-ranging, thorough-minded, provocative, and deeply knowing" (Robert K. Merton, dust jacket).

"It is a brilliant and comprehensive exposition of the key issues that confront the philosophy of social science [ . . . It] should be required reading for all students in the social sciences" (Colin Wight, in Philosophy of the Social Sciences).

"Bunge's reasoning is lucid and persuasive, as one might expect from an eminent philosopher of science and logic, and it is easy to agree that his syntheses provide a more realistic perspective [than those he criticizes]" (Ann Branaman, Contemporary Sociology).

"This book is required reading to understand relations between philosophy and the social sciences" (Bruce G. Trigger, American Journal of Archaeology).

Editorial Review:

This book takes a fresh, unorthodox look at the key philosophical concepts and assumptions of the social sciences. Eminent philosopher of science Mario Bunge argues that none of the best known philosophies helps to advance or even understand social science, and he proposes a particular union of rationalism, realism, and systemism as the logical and viable stance for social science practitioners.

Helmsmen and Heroes: Control Theory as a Key to Past and Future

William Gosling

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Why do we admire sportsmen and artists rather than salesmen and lawyers? Why are we attracted to strong political leaders, where flexible responsive leadership is demonstrably more effective? This book looks at the range of questions that can be examined via control theory. This is a layperson's introduction to control theory, explaining how control affects politics and economics as well as the more obvious fields of science and technology.

Historians and Social Values

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Is historical scholarship compatible with commitment to social values? Do professional historians have particular social responsibilities and if so, how can they best exercise them? These are questions which are chronically open to debate in the light of changing historical circumstances and changing historical practices. In recent years, they have re-emerged as a result of a number of theoretical and cultural developments: the increasing realization that historians 'construct' history in selecting some topics for investigation rather than others; the calls among professionals and non-professionals alike to give priority to the preservation of private and collective 'memories' of the past; the increasing power of the mass media in disseminating views of the past and in thus competing with professional historians.
In the light of these developments, the present collection surveys the relationship between historical writing and social values. It aims to stimulate and to inform discussion by clarifying, from a variety of points of view, the theoretical and the practical issues confronting contemporary historians.

In the Company of Others

Nancy E. Snow

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Political and public debate recently has centered on issues of community, family and culture. What are the boundaries of community, and why is community important? What constitutes a family, and is it the fundamental unit of a stable society? What difference does feminism make in our lives and in society? How do racial and cultural minorities affect culture as a whole? "In the Company of Others" brings together new and previously published essays by nine distinguished philosophers, who argue these questions from a variety of perspectives. Presenting traditional and non-traditional approaches, their essays challenge and refine recent thinking on issues of contemporary social and political importance.

Interpreting Culture: Rethinking Method and Truth in Social Theory (Modern German Culture and Literature)

Joseph D. Lewandowski

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Scholars have conducted the study of culture in two general ways: as an observer science, where behavior and world-views are measurable, rational, and subject to impartial examination; and as an interpretive art, where a scholar actually participates in the understanding of cultures. In view of increasingly manifest problems with both stances, Joseph D. Lewandowski proposes an alternative, one that capitalizes on the strengths of both schools of interpretation and in fact underpins the work of major social theorists of the modern era, including Adorno, Foucault, and Bourdieu.

 

Gathering insights from a wide array of anthropologists, archaeologists, and philosophers and applying them to case studies in the United States, Lewandowski develops a practical model of culture and method of interpretation that are built around the concept of "constructing constellations." According to this concept—drawn from the work of Simmel, Kracauer, Benjamin, and Adorno—cultures are made up of social fields, embedded social practices that are continually created and patterned in certain ways, akin to constellations. The constellations of embedded actions and beliefs in different settings, such as ghetto life in New York or the world of boxing in Chicago, are, Lewandowski argues, observable, measurable, and ultimately comparable.

J.A. Hobson After Fifty Years: Freethinker of the Social Sciences

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This text presents essays by various contributors on the works and ideas of the social scientist, J.A. Hobson. The essays are drawn from a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his death and cover a wide range of subjects from political theory, moral philosophy, international relations to economics. There is also an extensive bibliography of Hobson's own writings.

Knowing the Social World

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