Berel Dov Lerner

Rules, Magic and Instrumental Reason (eBook, PDF)

A Critical Interpretation of Peter Winch's Philosophy of the Social Sciences

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a systematic and critical discussion of Peter Winch's writings on the philosophy of the social sciences and is essential reading for those studying the development of philosophy in the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136404856
• Artikelnr.: 40171737

Autorenporträt

Berel Dov Lerner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Western Galilee College, Israel.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction1. Social Science and Winch's Idea of Philosophy2. Winch on
Rule-Following3. Rules and Meaningful Behaviour4. Explanation and
Interpretation5. Winch on the Use of Technical Concepts in the Social
Sciences: The Interpretive Autonomy of Meaningful Behaviour6. Winch and
Interpretive Charity7. Evans-Pritchard's Study of Zande Mysticism8. Winch's
Interpretation of Magic and Religion9. Winch and Instrumental Pluralism10.
Winch and the Ethnographic Record11. Evidence and Interpretation12.
Instrumental Action in Winch's Philosophy of the Social Sciences