Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction

by Mark W. Risjord

The Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction examines the perennial questions of philosophy by engaging with the empirical study of society. The book offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field, with special attention to questions arising from new research programs in the social sciences. The text uses detailed examples of social scientific research to motivate and illustrate the philosophical discussion. Topics include the relationship of social policy to social science, interpretive research, action explanation, game theory, social scientific accounts of norms, joint intentionality, reductionism, causal modeling, case study research, and experimentation.

Genres: Philosophy, Science

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Heather Hoyt]

Used this for a class, and it was fine. Good case studies and explanation and a decent overview of the philosophy of social science. I preferred another textbook, though.