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UNINA9910451679903321 |
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Wagner Peter <1956 September 18-> |
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Titolo |
A history and theory of the social sciences [[electronic resource] ] : not all that is solid melts into air / / Peter Wagner |
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1-283-88102-0 |
1-4462-6451-3 |
0-7619-6568-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Social sciences - History |
Social sciences - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction Historicising the Social Sciences; Part I - Reconsidering the History of the Social Sciences; Chapter 1 - As a Philosophical Science Unjustifiable, as an Empirical Science Anything else but New; Chapter 2 - Time of Politics, and not of Law; Chapter 3 - Adjusting Social Relations; Chapter 4 - The Mythical Promise of Societal Renewal; Chapter 5 - Out of Step; Part II - Rethinking Key Concepts of the Social Sciences; Chapter 6 - Choice and Decision-Making; Chapter 7 - Action and Institution; Chapter 8 - Culture (with Heidrun Friese) |
Chapter 9 - Society Chapter 10 - Polity; Chapter 11 - Modernity; Notes; References; Index |
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This work provides a unique, systematic account of the emergence and development of the social sciences in relation to the politico-institutional development of Western societies - linking a history to the theory. |
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UNINA9910787067703321 |
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Autore |
Illari Phyllis |
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Causality : philosophical theory meets scientific practice / / Phyllis Illari, Federica Russo |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
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2014 |
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xiv, 310 páginas ; 25 cm |
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Science - Philosophy |
Causation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Head hits cause brain damage - but not always. Should we ban sport to protect athletes? Exposure to electromagnetic fields is strongly associated with cancer development - does that mean exposure causes cancer? Should we encourage old fashioned communication instead of mobile phones to reduce cancer rates? According to popular wisdom, the Mediterranean diet keeps you healthy. Is this belief scientifically sound? Should public health bodies encourage consumption offresh fruit and vegetables? Severe financial constraints on research and public policy, media pressure, and public anxiety make such questions of immense current concern not just to pholosphers but to scientists, governments, public bodies, and the general public. |
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