Criteria of social scientific knowledge : interpretation, prediction, praxis
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Criteria of social scientific knowledge : interpretation, prediction, praxis
Rowman & Littlefield, c1994
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-146) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9780847678839
Description
Social scientists often do not agree on what is a solid contribution to knowledge and what is only the illusory appearance of knowledge. In this work, Terrence E. Cook systematically compares and contrasts the main epistemological families within the social sciences (interpretive, predictive, and praxeological) examining strengths and weaknesses of each outlook. In exceptionally clear language he shows how paradigms of thought are constructed, and reveals the often unreflected presuppositions of each epistemological family. He concludes with a move toward synthesis and a turn to the study of strategy.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Interpretation, Prediction, Praxis: Three Approaches to Social Scientific Knowledge Chapter 2 Interpretation as the Criterion of Knowing Chapter 3 Prediction as the Criterion of Knowing Chapter 4 Praxis as the Criterion of Knowing Chapter 5 Concluding Without Closure Chapter 6 Bibliography Chapter 7 Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780847678846
Description
A systematic comparison and contrasting of the main epistemological families within the social sciences: interpretative, predictive and praxeological, examining the strengths and weaknesses of each outlook. It shows how paradigms of thought are constructed, and reveals various presuppositions.
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