Explanation and Social Theory
β John Holmwood, Alexander Stewart (auth.)
π Library
π
1991
π Palgrave Macmillan UK
π English
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Explanation and Social Theory
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- Palgrave Macmillan UK
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- 1991
- Tongue
- English
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Positivism....Pages 11-25
Relativism....Pages 26-41
Vertical and Horizontal Fallacies....Pages 42-62
Rationality and Action....Pages 63-88
Action and Structure....Pages 89-113
Power and Normative Order....Pages 114-134
Structure, Function and Contradiction....Pages 135-157
False Consciousness and Ontological Alienation....Pages 158-176
Conclusion....Pages 177-179
Back Matter....Pages 180-244
β¦ Subjects
Methodology of the Social Sciences; Social Theory
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