Binding: Paperback
Description: In the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release Winch's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy. A passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full understanding of 'society against those who would deem it an irrelevant 'ivory towers pursuit Winch draws from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein J. S. Mill and Max Weber to make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'.
Title: The Idea Of A Social Science And Its Relation To Philosophy
Author(s): Winch Peter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415423588
Pages: 168 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2007
Series: Routledge Classics
Category: Philosophy