Philosophy of Social Science

Pages: 288, Edition: Third Edition, Paperback, Westview Press

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Posted: Nov-19-2008

Unpopular with my students

I used this book as one of two textbooks in a philosophy of science course for advanced undergraduate social science students. I am sorry to say that I won't use it again and that my students' opinion of it was clearly negative. The following is mostly distilled from student comments.PositivesThe...

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Posted: May-06-2008

An introduction to the philosophical foundations of human sciences

Professor of Philosophy at Duke University Alexander Rosenberg brings us the third edition of "The Philosophy of Social Science", a thoroughly argued yet still accessible introduction to the philosophical foundations of human sciences such as economics, anthropology, sociology, and many others....

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Posted: Jun-22-2006

Must Read

As a recent college graduate, I can say I've learned more about the social sciences and its theoretical underpinnings from this book than I did my entire 5 years in college. While Rosenberg's survey of the social sciences is certainly not exhaustive, he covers many core family disciplines of the...

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Posted: Jan-09-2002

Best introduction to the real philosophy of social science

There are many books out there with the same title as this one. But if you want to know what the real issues in the philosophy of social science are, and how they connect to the basic questions of philosophy--from Plato to Popper--this is the book to read. Rosenberg uniquely combines expertise...

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