Semantics and Social Science

By Graham Macdonald and Philip Pettit

Book Overview

Originally published in 1980, this book examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment. Arguing for a cross-cultural conception of human beings, the authors defend humanism and individualism, and reject the notion that social inquiry is necessarily vitiated by an adherence to values.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415608996
• ISBN13: 9780415608992
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"