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Winch’s double-edged idea of a social science
History of the Human Sciences 13 (1):63-77 (2000)
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Peter Winch’s 1958 book The Idea of a Social Science contains two distinguishable sets of theses, one set bearing on the individual-level understanding of human beings, the other on the society-level understanding of the regularities and institutions to which human beings give rise. The first set of claims is persuasive and significant but the second is a mixed bunch: none is well established and only some are soundAuthor's Profile
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