This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed for students in both philosophy and the social sciences. Topics include ontology, objectivity, method, measurement, and causal inference, and such issues as well-being and climate change.
This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed for students in both philosophy and the social sciences. Topics include ontology, objectivity, method, measurement, and causal inference, and such issues as well-being and climate change.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nancy Cartwright is Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Durham and at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Her research interests include philosophy and history of science (especially physics and economics), causal inference, objectivity, and evidence, especially on evidence-based policy. Eleonora Montuschi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at the University of Venice, and Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is a philosopher of science working on scientific objectivity, the theory and practice of evidence, and methodological issues of the social sciences.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * PART I. Current Debates * 1: Anna Alexandrova: Well-being * 2: Wendy Parker: Climate change * 3: Eileen Munro: Evidence-based policy * 4: Alison Wylie: Community-based collaborative archaeology * PART II. Ontological Issues * 5: Deborah Tollefsen: Social ontology * 6: Helen Longino: Individuals or population? * PART III. Questions About Objectivity * 7: Eleonora Montuschi: Scientific objectivity * 8: Sharon Crasnow: Feminist standpoint theory * 9: Heather Douglas: Values in social science * PART IV. Using Formal Models * 10: Katie Steele: Choice models * 11: Cristina Bicchieri: Norms, conventions, and the power of expectations * PART V. Methodological Perspectives * 12: Sophia Efstathiou and Zara Mirmalek: Interdisciplinarity in action * 13: Miriam Solomon: Social epistemology in practice * PART VI. Research Methods * 14: Nancy Cartwright and Rosa Runhardt: Measurement * 15: Mary Morgan: Case studies * 16: Nancy Cartwright: Causal inference
* Introduction * PART I. Current Debates * 1: Anna Alexandrova: Well-being * 2: Wendy Parker: Climate change * 3: Eileen Munro: Evidence-based policy * 4: Alison Wylie: Community-based collaborative archaeology * PART II. Ontological Issues * 5: Deborah Tollefsen: Social ontology * 6: Helen Longino: Individuals or population? * PART III. Questions About Objectivity * 7: Eleonora Montuschi: Scientific objectivity * 8: Sharon Crasnow: Feminist standpoint theory * 9: Heather Douglas: Values in social science * PART IV. Using Formal Models * 10: Katie Steele: Choice models * 11: Cristina Bicchieri: Norms, conventions, and the power of expectations * PART V. Methodological Perspectives * 12: Sophia Efstathiou and Zara Mirmalek: Interdisciplinarity in action * 13: Miriam Solomon: Social epistemology in practice * PART VI. Research Methods * 14: Nancy Cartwright and Rosa Runhardt: Measurement * 15: Mary Morgan: Case studies * 16: Nancy Cartwright: Causal inference
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