Semantics and social science

Macdonald, Graham

ISBN 10: 0710007833 / ISBN 13: 9780710007834

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981

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Title: Semantics and social science

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

Originally published in 1980, this book examines the major issues in the philosophy of social science, paying specific attention to cross-cultural understanding, humanism versus scientism, individualism versus collectivism, and the shaping of theory by evaluative commitment. Arguing for a cross-cultural conception of human beings, the authors defend humanism and individualism, and reject the notion that social inquiry is necessarily vitiated by an adherence to values.