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What Holism Can Do for Social Theory: 91 (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought) - Hardcover

Book 89 of 165: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

Hanson, Barbara

 
9780415743907: What Holism Can Do for Social Theory: 91 (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415743907 ISBN 13: 9780415743907
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became "Europe." It argues that social theory is being held back by antagonistic debates over science, positivism, objectivity, and universal law - debates which appear unnecessary, narrow, and acontextual when their origins are examined. Positing that solutions to these impasses can be found by moving to alternative holistic epistemology, and looking at issues in terms of interrelations rather than parts, the book shows the promise of a social theory that provides a unit of analysis that mediates between local and global relations.

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About the Author

Barbara Hanson is Professor of Sociology at York University.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415743907
ISBN 13 
9780415743907
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224