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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463941703321

Autore

Koshul Basit Bilal <1968->

Titolo

Max Weber and Charles Peirce : at the crossroads of science, philosophy and culture / / Basit Koshul

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-7801-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

301.092/2

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Culture - 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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations of Weber's Works; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Causality and Scientific Inquiry; 2 Weber's Conception of Causality; 3 The Significance of Concept Formation; 4 Weber on Concept Formation; 5 Conceptual Apparatus and the Logic of Scientific Inquiry; 6 The Cultural Significance of Weber's Wissenschaftslehre; 7 Weber, Peirce, and a Relational Vision of Religion and Science; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Max Weber and Charles Peirce: At the Crossroads of Science, Philosophy, and Culture marks the first time that the leading European social scientist, Max Weber has been brought into conversation with the leading American philosopher, Charles Peirce. This conversation helps us to not only better understand the challenges that are facing global modernity at the beginning of the 21st century but also points to creative ways to redress them.