LEADER 03407oam 2200781I 450 001 9910783618103321 005 20230617004504.0 010 $a1-134-31293-8 010 $a1-134-31294-6 010 $a1-280-07585-6 010 $a0-203-41727-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203417270 035 $a(CKB)1000000000248949 035 $a(EBL)200681 035 $a(OCoLC)56578611 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293078 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277953 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293078 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10270643 035 $a(PQKB)10201436 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001143761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12455986 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001143761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11114819 035 $a(PQKB)11495610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200681 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200681 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10098776 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7585 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000248949 100 $a20180706d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCritical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge /$fRuth Groff 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in critical realism ;$v11 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-46435-8 311 $a0-415-33473-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and index. 327 $aCover; Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; 2 On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; 3 Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; 4 Alethic truth; 5 Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; 6 Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index 330 $aGroff defends 'realism about causality' through close discussions of Kant, Hilary Putnam, Brian Ellis and Charles Taylor, among others. In so doing she affirms critical realism, but with several important qualifications. In particular, she rejects the theory of truth advanced by Roy Bhaskar. She also attempts to both clarify and correct earlier critical realist attempts to apply realism about causality to the social sciences.By connecting issues in metaphysics and philosophy of science to the problem of relativism, Groff bridges the gap between the philosophical literature and broader deba 410 0$aRoutledge studies in critical realism ;$v11. 606 $aRelativity 606 $aCausation 606 $aCritical realism 606 $aKnowledge, Theory of 606 $aTruth 606 $aPositivism 615 0$aRelativity. 615 0$aCausation. 615 0$aCritical realism. 615 0$aKnowledge, Theory of. 615 0$aTruth. 615 0$aPositivism. 676 $a149/.2 700 $aGroff$b Ruth$f1963-,$0849151 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783618103321 996 $aCritical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge$93862945 997 $aUNINA