Semantics and social science

Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Edited by Philip Pettit (1981)
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Originally published in 1980, this book examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment. Arguing for a cross-cultural conception of human beings, the authors defend humanism and individualism, and reject the notion that social inquiry is necessarily vitiated by an adherence to values.

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0415608996   0710007833   0710007841   0415608988   9780415608992
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