ISBN: 9780813336480

The first full-length defense of social scientific laws to appear in the last twenty years, this book upholds the prospect of the nomological explanation of human behavior against those w… Mehr…

The first full-length defense of social scientific laws to appear in the last twenty years, this book upholds the prospect of the nomological explanation of human behavior against those who maintain that this approach is impossible, impractical, or irrelevant. By pursuing an analogy with the natural sciences, Mclntyre shows that the barriers to nomological inquiry within the social sciences are not generated by factors unique to social inquiry, but arise from a largely common set of problems that face any scientific endeavor. All of the most widely supported arguments against social scientific laws have failed largely due to adherence to a highly idealized conception of nomologicality (allegedly drawn from the natural sciences themselves) and the limited doctrine of descriptivism. Basing his arguments upon a more realistic view of scientific theorizing that emphasizes the pivotal role of redescription in aiding the search for scientific laws, Mclntyre is optimistic about attaining useful law-like explanations of human behavior. Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: Paperback; Druk: Rev ed; Verschijningsdatum: oktober 1998; Afmetingen: 22,2 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm; Aantal pagina's: 207 pagina's; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur: Lee C McIntyre; Uitgever: Routledge; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Extra groot lettertype: Nee; NUR code: 741; Subtitel: Defending a Science of Human Behavior; Engels | Druk: Rev ed | Paperback | 9780813336480 | 207 pagina's, Boeken, Mens & Maatschappij, Sociologie, Sociale theorie, Routledge<

ISBN: 9780813336480

Pursuing an analogy with the natural sciences, Lee McIntyre, in this first full-length defense of social scientific laws to appear in the last twenty years, upholds the prospect of the no… Mehr…

Pursuing an analogy with the natural sciences, Lee McIntyre, in this first full-length defense of social scientific laws to appear in the last twenty years, upholds the prospect of the nomological explanation of human behavior against those who maintain that this approach is impossible, impractical, or irrelevant.; Sociology, Perseus<

1998, ISBN: 0813336481

[EAN: 9780813336480], Nieuw boek, [SC: 23.13], [PU: Perseus], revised edition. 197 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

1998, ISBN: 9780813336480

Defending a Science of Human Behavior, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Westview Press Inc], Westview Press Inc, 1998