Evidential pluralism in the social sciences / / Yafeng Shan, Jon Williamson.
This volume contends that Evidential Pluralism-an account of the epistemology of causation, which maintains that in order to establish a causal claim one needs to establish the existence of a correlation and the existence of a mechanism-can be fruitfully applied to the social sciences. Through case...
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| Superior document: | Philosophy and method in the social sciences |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Taylor & Francis,, 2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophy and method in the social sciences.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 pages). |
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| Summary: | This volume contends that Evidential Pluralism-an account of the epistemology of causation, which maintains that in order to establish a causal claim one needs to establish the existence of a correlation and the existence of a mechanism-can be fruitfully applied to the social sciences. Through case studies in sociology, economics, political science and law, it advances new philosophical foundations for causal enquiry in the social sciences. The book provides an account of how to establish and evaluate causal claims and it offers a new way of thinking about evidence-based policy, basic social science research and mixed methods research. As such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in social science research and methodology, the philosophy of science and evidence-based policy. |
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| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Yafeng Shan, Jon Williamson. |