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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452654003321

Titolo

Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

0-415-19631-0

1-136-28725-6

1-138-13040-0

1-315-00859-9

1-136-28718-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (785 p.)

Collana

Critical realism--interventions

Altri autori (Persone)

ArcherMargaret Scotford

Disciplina

149/.2

Soggetti

Critical realism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Transcendental realism and science -- pt. 2. Critical naturalism and social science -- pt. 3. The theory of explanatory critiques -- pt. 4. Dialectic and dialectical critical realism.

Sommario/riassunto

Critical realism is a movement in philosophy and the human sciences most closely associated with the work of Roy Bhaskar. Since the publication of Bhaskars A Realist Theory of Science, critical realism has had a profound influence on a wide range of subjects. This reader makes accessible, in one volume, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism. It explores the following themes:* transcendental realist* the theory of explanatory critique* dialectics* Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of science.