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Stephen P. Turner and Paul A. Roth

"The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences. The philosophy of the social sciences is concerned with a wide range of problems that pertain to explanations of human action and thought. This volume is the first of its kind to survey the full range of issues that philosophy of social science now encompasses. These include postmodernism, science studies, feminist philosophy, evolutionary accounts of social life, rational choice theory, practice theory, and causal modeling. The book also provides a retrospective look at the origins of the problem of the scientific character of social science and the changes that the field has undergone. Written by an international cast of leading philosophers, each essay offers an examination of the hottest issues in this field. It is a must-read for philosophers of social science and philosophically inclined social scientists. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

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David Ingram

"The work of Jurgen Habermas (b. 1929) has been highly influential both in philosophy and across many disciplines in the social sciences. David Ingram here provides an accessible introduction to Habermas's complex thought as it has evolved from 1953 to the present, spanning philosophy, religion, political science, social science, and law. One of today's most intriguing thinkers, Habermas is also notably prolific; for students and other readers who wish to navigate the philosopher's more than thirty books, the lucid and precise Habermas: Introduction And Analysis is a Welcome Starting point rich in insights" "Ingram's book addresses the entire range of Habermas's social theory, including his most recent and widely discussed contributions to religion, freedom and determinism, global democracy, and the consolidation of the European Union. Recognizing Habermas's Position as a highly public intellectual, Ingram discusses how Habermas applies his own theory to pressing problems such as abortion, terrorism, genetic engineering, immigration, multiculturalism, separation of religion and state, technology and mass media, feminism, and human rights. He also presents a detailed critical analysis of Habermas's Key claims and arguments"--Jacket.

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Martin Albrow

This study argues that a history of the present needs an explicit epochal theory to understand the transition to the global age. When globality displaces modernity there is a general decentring of state, government, economy, culture and community.

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Albert Jacquard

"Jamais, sans doute, les incertitudes de chacun devant la société et l'avenir personnel ou collectif n'ont été aussi fortes, les systèmes religieux ou idéologiques aussi fragilisés. Généticien de renom, mais aussi homme d'engagement et de culture, Albert Jacquard s'intéresse ici aux principales questions de la vie. D'Autrui à Sagesse, d'Ethique ou Démographie à Hitler ou Origine, il aborde, en conversation avec Huguette Planès, enseignante de philosophie, trente grands sujets éternels ou actuels. S'appuyant sur les travaux des scientifiques ou sur les doctrines philosophiques de référence, il nous donne des clefs, des questions, des réponses, et, qu'on le lise de A à Z ou au gré de sa curiosité, il incite à poursuivre la réflexion librement, par soi-même, à travers d'autres lectures."--Book cover.