Benton, Ted,  1942- <br/><br/>
Philosophy of social science :  the philosophical foundations of s ocial thought / 
Ted Benton and Ian Craib. 
 - 2nd ed., 10th anniversary ed. 
 - Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;   New York :  Palgrave Macmi llan,  2011. 
 - x, 260 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Traditions in social theory Themes in social theory .
 - Traditions in social theory. Themes in social theory. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface to the second edition -- Introduction to the first edition - - Empiricism and positivism in science -- Some problems of empiricism a nd positivism -- Science, nature and society : some alternatives to emp iricism -- Interpretive approaches 1: instrumental rationality -- Inter pretive approaches 2: rationality as rule-following: cultures, traditio ns and hermeneutics -- Interpretive approaches 3: critical rationality -- Critical realism and the social sciences -- Feminism, knowledge, and society -- Post-structuralism and postmodernism -- Conclusion: in defe nce of philosophy -- Commentary on recent developments. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230242609 (alk. paper) 023024260X (alk. paper) 9780230242593 (hbk.) 0230242596 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010-053333 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.1