A Treatise on Social Theory Vol. 1The Methodology of Social Theory |
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| Author:
| Runciman, W. G. |
| Series title: | A Treatise on Social Theory 3 Volume Paperback Set Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-27251-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1983 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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In this first volume of a projected trilogy, the author argues that a methodology adequate to solve the long-standing debate over the status of the social as against the natural sciences can be constructed in terms of a fourhold distinction between the reportage, explanation, description and evaluation of human behaviour.
In this first volume of a projected trilogy, the author argues that a methodology adequate to solve the long-standing debate over the status of the social as against the natural sciences can be constructed in terms of a fourhold distinction between the reportage, explanation, description and evaluation of human behaviour.