Winner: Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize for innovative writing on critical
realism This new textbook offers a succinct yet broad introduction to
critical realism, an increasingly popular approach to the philosophy
of science that provides a holistic alternative to both positivism and
postmodernism. This text sets out the central concepts, arguments and
understandings in critical realism and relates them to social
scientific practice. In addition to answering the question 'what is
critical realism?', the authors consider critical realism in light of
two crucial themes in contemporary society – neoliberalism and
climate change – which run as common threads throughout the
chapters. While some introductions to the topic focus exclusively on
the work of Roy Bhaskar – critical realism's best-known proponent
– this text covers a much wider range of thinkers and social
researchers, and also features Key Concept boxes and CR in Action
boxes throughout to aid the reader through this complex yet rewarding
subject. This text is the perfect entry point for all those studying
critical realism for the first time, or for those seeking to
re-familiarise themselves with this approach. Whether you're studying
critical realism as part of a broader course on the philosophy of
science or seeking to apply critical realist methods to a particular
research project, this book is essential reading for the social
sciences, humanities and beyond.
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ISBN
9781352010664
Publisert
2020
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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