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Article: Philosophy of Social Science: The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
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- Capital & Class
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- March 22, 2003
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Conference of Socialist Economists. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Ted Benton and Ian Craib
Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2001, pp.203.
ISBN 0-333-77499-X (pbk)
This is an interesting and informative introduction to debates in the philosophy and methodology of social science. Intended for undergraduate students, it will also interest a wider audience because of the way it tackles familiar issues through new ideas.
Benton and Craib distinguish between two main philosophical approaches. One, emanating from the early days of modem science sees philosophy as a foundational 'master-discipline'. By contrast, the more humble under-labourer view recognises that speculatic)n about the nature of the world must be ...