Peter Winch

The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book,s first release, Winch,s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sc

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136752506
• Artikelnr.: 38442566

Autorenporträt

Peter Winch (1926-1997). Born in Walthamstow, Essex, Peter Winch was an internationally respected Philosopher and an influential student of Wittgenstein. The Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy is his most famous work.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the second edition, Introduction to the Routledge Classics edition, 1. Philosophical Bearings, 2. The Nature of Meaningful Behaviour, 3. The Social Studies as Science, 4. The Mind and Society, 5. Concepts and Actions, Bibliography, Index

Rezensionen

'...far and away the liveliest and most cogent of the responses yet made to that staid official judgement of some years ago, that political philosophy must now be presumed dead.' - Times Literary Supplement

'...far and away the liveliest and most cogent of the responses yet made to that staid official judgement of some years ago, that political philosophy must now be presumed dead.' - Times Literary Supplement