Cause and meaning in the social sciences

Author(s)

• Gellner, Ernest

Bibliographic Information

Cause and meaning in the social sciences

Ernest Gellner

（Selected philosophical themes / Ernest Gellner, v. 1）

Routledge, 2003, c1973

Note

Originally published: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship. In particular it deals with such problems as the relationship of nature and culture, the relevance of concepts drawn from within a given society to its understanding, and the relation of theory to time.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Explanation in history
• Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Concepts and society
• Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Winch's idea of a social science
• Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The new idealism-cause and meaning in the social sciences
• Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The entry of the philosophers
• Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Time and theory in social anthropology
• Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Sociology and social anthropology
• Chapter 8 Chapter 8 On Malinowski
• Chapter 9 Chapter 9 On Evans-Pritchard
• Chapter 10 Chapter 10 On structuralism
• Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Ideal language and kinship structure
• Chapter 12 Chapter 12 The concept of kinship
• Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Nature and society in social anthropology
• Chapter 14 Chapter 14 The alchemists of sociology, Williamblake
• Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The sociology of faith
• Chapter 16 Sources Index Index

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Details

• NCID: BA62886661
• ISBN:
  • 041530296X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 228 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 190
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Philosophy, Modern
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA62886162