Philosophical foundations of social research methods [electronic resource] / edited by Malcolm Williams.

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Series: SAGE benchmarks in social research methodsPublication details: London : SAGE, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (4 v. (various pagings)) : illISBN:

9781446262832 (ebook) :

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Electronic books.

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300.721 23

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H51 .P465 2006

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v. 1. Social research as science or art -- v. 2. Philosophical issues in research strategies -- v. 3. Social reality and social context of social research -- v. 4. New strategies in social reasearch.

Summary: The 'philosophy of social research' is a subset of the philosophy of social science, but also an important subject area spanning methodology and method. The articles in this collection are the best exemplars of key positions in a very wide disciplinary field. Topics covered include science and art in the history of social research, positivism and antipositivism, language and the linguistic turn, realism and anti-realism, theory and theory choice, logic and models, prediction and laws, interpretation, probability and complexity.

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v. 1. Social research as science or art -- v. 2. Philosophical issues in research strategies -- v. 3. Social reality and social context of social research -- v. 4. New strategies in social reasearch.

The 'philosophy of social research' is a subset of the philosophy of social science, but also an important subject area spanning methodology and method. The articles in this collection are the best exemplars of key positions in a very wide disciplinary field. Topics covered include science and art in the history of social research, positivism and antipositivism, language and the linguistic turn, realism and anti-realism, theory and theory choice, logic and models, prediction and laws, interpretation, probability and complexity.

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