Introducing Philosophy of Social ScienceRosenbergAlexanderPhilosophy of Social Science, fourth edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2012. Pp. xi + 310. $40 [Book Review]

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 44 (4):536-550 (2014)
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This book succeeds in being nice all round. Its means are slight distortions of issues in dispute. A preferable approach would be to inform readers of the sharp rifts in the field and their ramifications and then to challenge beginners to think about how to deal with the situation.

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