W. G. Runciman: A Treatise on Social Theory

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Beschreibung

This first volume of a trilogy on social theory sets out the criteria by which the work of social scientists require to be tested.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Part I. Introduction: The Nature of Social Theory: 1. Social theory as science; 2. The concept of understanding; 3. Analysis of actions; 4. Two kinds of value-judgement; 5. The problem of reflexivity; 6. Conclusion; Part II. Reportage in Social Theory: 7. The practice of primary understanding; 8. The choice of terms; 9. The bounds of reportage; 10. Sub-types and variants; 11. Definition and classification; 12. Inference within reportage; 13. Conclusion; Part III. Explanation in Social Theory: 14. Theory-making and secondary understanding; 15. The grounding of hypotheses; 16. Interpreting weak but adequate theories; 17. Varieties of causes; 18. Goals, functions and evolution; 19. Conclusion; Part IV. Description in Social Theory: 20. Tertiary understanding; 21. Authenticity and its opposites; 22. Putting descriptions across; 23. The uses of analogy and detail; 24. Conceptualization and narration; 25. The relation of description to evaluation; 26. How good can descriptions hope to be? 27. Conclusion; Part V. Evaluation in Social Theory: 28. The inescapability of evaluation; 29. Benevolence as a presupposition; 30. forms of misevaluation; 31. Appealing to the 'facts'; 32. Evaluation without pre-emption; 33. Theory-neutral uses of evaluative terms; 34. Conclusion; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521272513
ISBN-10:	0521272513
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Runciman, W. G. W. G., Runciman
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	W. G. Runciman (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.03.2006
Gewicht:	0,591 kg