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A realist philosophy of social science : explanation and understanding /

This introduction to the philosophy of social science provides an original conception of the task and nature of social inquiry. Peter Manicas discusses the role of causality seen in the physical sciences and offers a reassessment of the problem of explanation from a realist perspective. He argues th...

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Main Author: Manicas, Peter T.
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006281730-t.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006281730-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2006281730-b.html