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Titolo |
Sociological realism / / edited by Andrea M. Maccarini, Emmanuele Morandi and Riccardo Prandini |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-63318-9 |
1-283-10296-X |
9786613102966 |
1-136-63319-7 |
0-203-80335-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ontological explorations Sociological realism |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MaccariniAndrea |
MorandiEmmanuele |
PrandiniRiccardo |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social sciences - Philosophy |
Social sciences -- Philosophy |
Social sciences |
Sociology |
Sociology - Philosophy |
Sociology & Social History |
Social Sciences |
Social Change |
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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 contenuto |
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Front Cover; Sociological Realism; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Contributors; Part 1: Social ontology; 1. The social ontology of critical realism: Andrew Collier; 2. "In the understanding of the existing state of affairs, its negation is included": a comment on Collier: Maurizio Ferraris; 3. Transcendental realism and critical naturalism in Roy Bhaskar: the return of ontology in scientific social research: Riccardo Prandini; Part 2: Sociological theory; 4. Morphogenesis: Realism's explanatory framework: Margaret S. Archer |
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5. Towards a new European sociology: the morphogenetic approach between social analysis and grand theory: Andrea M. Maccarini6. Critical realism, as viewed by relational sociology: Pierpaolo Donati; Part 3: Methodology/epistemology; 7. Recovering causality: realist methods in sociology: Douglas V. Porpora; 8. The future is behind us. Aristotelian causality and sociological realism: Emmanuele Morandi; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sociological Realism presents a clear and updated discussion of the main tenets and issues of social theory, written by some of the top scholars within the critical realist and relational approach. It connects such approaches systematically to other strands of thought that are central in contemporary sociology, like systems theory and rational choice theory.Divided into three parts, social ontology, sociological theory, and methodology, each part includes a systematic presentation, a comment, and a wider discussion by the editors, thereby taking on the form of a dialogue amo |
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