"This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became ""Europe."" It argues that social theory is being held back by antagonistic debates over science, positivism, objectivity, and universal law - debates which appear unnecessary, narrow, and acontextual when their origins are examined. Positing that solutions to these impasses can be found by moving to alternative holistic epistemology, and looking at issues in terms of interrelations rather than parts, the book shows the promise of a social theory that provides a unit of analysis that mediates between local and global relations."
By:
Barbara Hanson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9781138485037
ISBN 10: 1138485039
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 07 March 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Where Have We Been? Where Might We Go? 2. Facticity 3. How Have We Come to Be Doing Mechanism? 4. How Do We Do Mechanism? 5. Beyond Mechanism 6. Sociality 7. Holism, Blame, and Power 8. Moment, Monument, Movement
Barbara Hanson is Professor of Sociology at York University.