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Creating a Dialectical Social Science
Mitroff, Ian I.; Mason, Richard O.
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Paperback. Series: Theory and Decision Library. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
The depth, intensity, and long-standing nature of the disagreements between differing schools of social thought renders more critical than ever the treatment of dialectical reasoning and its relationship to the social sciences. The nature of these disagreements are deeply rooted in fundamentally differing beliefs regarding, among many things: (1) the nature of man, (2) the role of theory versus data in constructing social theories, (3) the place and function of values versus facts in inquiry, etc. It has become more and more apparent that such fundamental differences cannot be resolved by surface appeals to rationality or to consensus. Such for ... Read more
The depth, intensity, and long-standing nature of the disagreements between differing schools of social thought renders more critical than ever the treatment of dialectical reasoning and its relationship to the social sciences. The nature of these disagreements are deeply rooted in fundamentally differing beliefs regarding, among many things: (1) the nature of man, (2) the role of theory versus data in constructing social theories, (3) the place and function of values versus facts in inquiry, etc. It has become more and more apparent that such fundamental differences cannot be resolved by surface appeals to rationality or to consensus. Such for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400984714
SKU
V9789400984714
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