New Philosophy of Social Science: Problems of Indeterminacy

by James Bohman

Book Overview

Under the influence of postempiricism, the philosophy of science has changedenormously in recent years. New Philosophy of Social Science provides a clear and useful overview ofthe new synthesis that has taken place. Bohman argues for a theoretical and methodological pluralismgrounded in an account of the nature of the objects of social theory, which are necessarilyindeterminate and open ended: the new, postempiricist philosophy of social science "must...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262521830
• ISBN13: 9780262521833
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"