Overview
Mario Bunge, author of the monumental Treatise on Basic Philosophy, is widely renowned as a philosopher of science. In this new and ambitious work he shifts his attention to the social sciences and the social technologies. He considers a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, law, history, and management science.
Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline. Bunge calls for objective and relevant fact-finding, rigorous theorizing, and empirical testing, as well as morally sensitive and socially responsible policy design.
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- ISBN-13: 9780802083579
- ISBN-10: 0802083579
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
- Publish Date: November 1999
- Dimensions: 9.03 x 6.05 x 1.45 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
- Page Count: 672
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