Social Science under Debate : : A Philosophical Perspective / / Mario Bunge.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Bunge, Mario,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (672 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Part A: Basic Social Science --; 1. From Natural Science to Social Science --; 2. Sociology --; 3. Positive Economics --; 4. Political Science --; 5. Culturology --; 6. History --; Part B: Sociotechnology --; 7. Action Theory --; 8. Law --; 9. Management Technology --; 10. Normative Economics --; 11. Designing the Future --; Part C: Appendices --; References --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442680036; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442680036
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Mario Bunge.

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.