Finding Philosophy in Social Science
Author | : Mario Bunge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1996-08-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 030014623X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300146233 |
Rating | : 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Download or read book Finding Philosophy in Social Science written by Mario Bunge and published by . This book was released on 1996-08-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an eminent and original thinker in the philosophy of science, this book takes a fresh, unorthodox look at the key philosophical concepts and assumptions of the social sciences. Mario Bunge contends that social scientists (anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, economists, and historians) ought not to leave philosophy to philosophers, who have little expertise in or knowledge of the social sciences. Bunge urges social scientists to engage in serious philosophizing and philosophers to participate in social research. The two fields are interrelated, he says, and important advances in each can supply tools for solving problems in the other.