Social Science under Debate : A Philosophical Perspective / / Mario Bunge

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455951803321
• Autore: Bunge Mario
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©1998
• ISBN: 1-281-99588-6; 9786611995881; 1-4426-8003-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (557 p.)
• Disciplina: 300/.7/2
• Soggetti: Social sciences - Methodology; Social sciences - Philosophy; 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 indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part A: Basic Social Science -- 1. From Natural Science to Social Science -- 2. Sociology -- 3. Positive Economics -- 4. Political Science -- 5. Culturology -- 6. History -- Part B: Sociotechnology -- 7. Action Theory -- 8. Law -- 9. Management Technology -- 10. Normative Economics -- 11. Designing the Future -- Part C: Appendices -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: Mario Bunge, author of the monumental Treatise on Basic Philosophy, is widely renowned as a philosopher of science. In this new and ambitious work he shifts his attention to the social sciences and the social technologies. He considers a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, law, history, and management science.Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline. Bunge calls for objective and relevant fact-finding, rigorous theorizing, and empirical testing, as well as morally sensitive and socially responsible policy ; design.