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Social Science General

Social Science under Debate

A Philosophical Perspective

by (author) Mario Bunge

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 1999
Category
General, Higher, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802042989
    Publish Date
    Mar 1998
    List Price
    $108.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802083579
    Publish Date
    Nov 1999
    List Price
    $53.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442680036
    Publish Date
    Nov 1999
    List Price
    $136.00

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Mario Bunge, author of the monumental Treatise on Basic Philosophy, is widely renowned as a philosopher of science. In this new and ambitious work he shifts his attention to the social sciences and the social technologies. He considers a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, law, history, and management science.

Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline. Bunge calls for objective and relevant fact-finding, rigorous theorizing, and empirical testing, as well as morally sensitive and socially responsible policy design.

About the author

Mario Bunge is the Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University.

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