1st Edition

Semantics and Social Science (Routledge Revivals)

By Graham MacDonald, Philip Pettit Copyright 1981
    202 Pages
    by Routledge

    202 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    1. Cross-cultural Understanding 2. The Understanding of Individuals: Humanism Versus Scientism 3. The Understanding of Institutions: Individualism Versus Collectivism 4. Truth and Value

    Biography

    Graham MacDonald, Philip Pettit