Science and Social Science: An Introduction

Williams M.

Is social science really a science at all, and if so in what sense? This is the first real question that any course on the philosophy of the social sciences must tackle. In this brief introduction, Malcolm Williams gives the students the grounding that will enable them to discuss the issues involved with confidence.

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Table of contents :
EEn……Page 1
Front Cover……Page 2
Back Cover……Page 3
TOC……Page 5
Acknowledgements……Page 6
Introduction……Page 7
1 – Where did science come from?……Page 14
2 – Science and its method……Page 34
3 – Social science as science……Page 55
4 – Against science……Page 76
5 – Against science in social science……Page 93
6 – Science, objectivity and ethics……Page 110
7 – New science and new social science……Page 128
8 – Conclusion: the science of social science……Page 148
Glossary……Page 156
References……Page 160
Name Index……Page 174
Subject Index……Page 178