03009nam 22006015 450 991081305310332120231206212357.01-281-99588-697866119958811-4426-8003-210.3138/9781442680036(CKB)2420000000004366(EBL)3255206(SSID)ssj0000986362(PQKBManifestationID)11628377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000986362(PQKBWorkID)10933820(PQKB)10322553(WaSeSS)Ind00071562(DE-B1597)479147(OCoLC)992454407(DE-B1597)9781442680036(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/dzn4jm(MiAaPQ)EBC4671968(MiAaPQ)EBC3255206(EXLCZ)99242000000000436620170607d2017 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial Science under Debate A Philosophical Perspective /Mario BungeToronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]©19981 online resource (557 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8020-8357-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 SubjectsMario 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.Social sciencesMethodologySocial sciencesPhilosophySocial sciencesMethodology.Social sciencesPhilosophy.300/.7/2Bunge Mario.40460DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910813053103321Social Science under Debate3913481UNINA