Marx, Methodology and Science : Marx's Science of Politics
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This title was first published in 2001. The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx's method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science; The key methodological themes of Marx's work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism; Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism - and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx's method corresponding to any of them examined. The conclusion arrived at is that Marx's method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.realism.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138725782
- ISBN-10: 1138725781
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: January 2019
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.66 pounds
- Page Count: 206
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