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200 10$aCritical realism, post-positivism, and the possibility of knowledge /$fRuth Groff
210   $aLondon ;$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.
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