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1 online resource (406 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. The problem of a social science; Objectivism; Positivism and social science; Subjectivism; The problem of mind; Mind-body dualism; 2. Objectivism in social science; Introduction; Observation and interpretation; Behaviorism; The idea of society and ideas in society; Hard data; Interpreting data; The concept of social structure; Marx and structural explanation; Existence and consciousness; 3. Subjectivism in social science; Empathy |
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The argument from analogyExplaining systems; Explaining action; Understanding action; Understanding common sense; False consciousness; Covert culture; Explaining common sense; Understanding ideas; Intersubjective meaning; Conclusion; 4. Conclusion to Part I; Part II; 5. Mind and body; Marx; Wittgenstein; 6. Mind and action; Marx; Wittgenstein; Implications for social science; 7. Philosophical analysis and understanding ideas; Marx; Wittgenstein; Conclusion; Addendum; 8. Explaining action; Marx; Wittgenstein; Conclusion to chapters 7 and 8: social explanation; 9. The social self; Marx |
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WittgensteinThe private language argument; 10. The epistemology of Marx and Wittgenstein; Marx; Wittgenstein; Brute data and the unity of scientific method; 11. Conclusion; Summary of Part II; Dialectics; Objectivism and subjectivism; Objective Mind; Social praxis and social science; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 |
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 |
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Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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Social sciences -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317831358 |
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1317831357 |
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