Description: The Search for a Methodology of Social Science by S. Turner Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Stephen Turner has explored the ongms of social science in this pioneering study of two nineteenth century themes: the search for laws of human social behavior, and the accumulation and analysis of the facts of such behavior through statistical inquiry. Publisher Description Stephen Turner has explored the ongms of social science in this pioneering study of two nineteenth century themes: the search for laws of human social behavior, and the accumulation and analysis of the facts of such behavior through statistical inquiry. The disputes were vigorously argued; they were over questions of method, criteria of explanation, interpretations of probability, understandings of causation as such and of historical causation in particular, and time and again over the ways of using a natural science model. From his careful elucidation of John Stuart Mills proposals for the methodology of the social sciences on to his original analysis of the methodological claims and practices of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, Turner has beautifully traced the conflict between statistical sociology and a science offactual description on the one side, and causal laws and a science of nomological explanation on the other. We see the works of Comte and Quetelet, the critical observations of Herschel, Buckle, Venn and Whewell, and the tough scepticism of Pearson, all of these as essential to the works of the classical founders of sociology. With Durkheims essay on Suicide and Webers monograph on The Protestant Ethic, Turner provides both philosophical analysis to demonstrate the continuing puzzles over cause and probability and also a perceptive and wry account of just how the puzzles of our late twentieth century are of a piece with theirs. The terms are still familiar: reasons vs. Author Biography Stephen P. Turner is Graduate Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the author of many books including "Sociological Explanation as Translation "(1980). He is also editor of the "Cambridge Companion to Max Weber "(2000). Paul A. Roth is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the author of "Meaning and Method in the Social Sciences" (1987). He co-founded and co-organizes the annual St. Louis Roundtable in the Philosophy of Social Science and is a member of the editorial board of "Philosophy of Details ISBN 9027720673 ISBN-13 9789027720672 Title The Search for a Methodology of Social Science Author S. Turner Format Hardcover Year 1986 Pages 255 Edition 1986th Publisher Springer GE_Item_ID:137663928; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9789027720672
Book Title: The Search for a Methodology of Social Science
Number of Pages: Xv, 255 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Search for a Methodology of Social Science : Durkheim, Weber, and the Nineteenth-Century Problem of Cause, Probability, and Action
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 1986
Subject: Social, Methodology, General
Item Weight: 44.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Stephen P. Turner
Subject Area: Philosophy, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Ser.
Format: Hardcover
