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Social Science under Debate : (Record no. 115910)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781442680036
Qualifying information (electronic bk.)
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780802083579
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System control number (MiAaPQ)EBC4671968
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System control number (Au-PeEL)EBL4671968
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System control number (CaPaEBR)ebr11257656
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System control number (OCoLC)815761729
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Original cataloging agency MiAaPQ
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number H61.B794 1998
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bunge, Mario.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Social Science under Debate :
Remainder of title A Philosophical Perspective.
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Edition statement 1st ed.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Toronto :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of Toronto Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 1998.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©1998.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (557 pages)
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Carrier type term online resource
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part A: Basic Social Science -- 1 From Natural Science to Social Science -- 1 Nature and Society -- 2 The Natural Science/Social Science Divide -- 3 The Nomothetic/Idiographic Dichotomy -- 4 Biosociology and. Sociobiology -- 5 Demography and Geography -- 6 Social Psychology -- 7 Anthropology -- 8 Linguistics -- 2 Sociology -- 1 Agency and Structure -- 2 Class and Status, Role and Norm -- 3 Micro-Macro Relations -- 4 Coleman's Linear System of Action -- 5 Economic Imperialism -- 6 Economicism Does Not Pay -- 7 Economic Sociology and Socio-Economics -- 8 Barbarians inside the Gates -- 3 Positive Economics -- 1 What Is Economics About? -- 2 Economic Concepts -- 3 Economic Assumptions -- 4 Laws and Rules, Theories and Models -- 5 Neoclassical Microeconomics: Rationality and Perfect Competition -- 6 Neoclassical Microeconomics Continued: Equilibrium and Price -- 7 Positive Macroeconomics -- 8 Ugly Facts versus Pretty Theory -- 4 Political Science -- 1 Units of Analysis and Power -- 2 Government and People: Autocracy to Democracy -- 3 Rational-Choice Politology -- 4 Public-Choice and Social-Choice Theories -- 5 Explaining and Predicting Political Events -- 6 Politics, Ideology, Morality -- 7 Domestic Politics -- 8 International Relations -- 5 Culturology -- 1 Idealism versus Materialism -- 2 Externalism versus Internalism -- 3 Sociology of Knowledge: Marx to Merton -- 4 The Antiscientific Reaction -- 5 Technology in Society -- 6 Social Science in Society -- 7 Ideology -- 8 The Market Approach to Culture -- 6 History -- 1 Historical Objectivity, Lies, and Forgeries -- 2 Materialism versus Idealism -- 3 Systemism versus Individualism and Holism -- 4 Law, Accident, Luck -- 5 Trends: Progress, Stagnation, Decline -- 6 Interpretation or Hypothesis? -- 7 Historical Explanation -- 8 Uses of History.
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Formatted contents note Part B: Sociotechnology -- 7 Action Theory -- 1 Systemic Praxiology -- 2 Decision Theory -- 3 Collective-Action Theory -- 4 Austrian Praxiology -- 5 Reasons for the Failure of Rational-Choice Action Theory -- 6 Values and Norms -- 7 Policy -- 8 Planning -- 8 Law -- 1 Norm and Truth -- 2 Law and Morality -- 3 Legal Code and Legal Theory -- 4 Legal Reasoning -- 5 Private and Public -- 6 Rights and Duties -- 7 Crime and Punishment -- 8 Law's Impotence -- 9 Management Technology -- 1 Strategy: Policy -- 2 Tactics: Planning -- 3 Management -- 4 Operations Research -- 5 Private and Public -- 6 Resource Management -- 7 Management and Politics -- 8 Rationality in Action -- 10 Normative Economics -- 1 Normative Macroeconomics -- 2 Economic Policy -- 3 Economic Planning -- 4 Welfare Economics -- 5 Capitalism: Old and New, Pro and Con -- 6 Statism: Fascist and Communist -- 7 Socialism as Cooperativism -- 8 Alternative: Integral Technodemocracy -- 11 Designing the Future -- 1 Macrosocial Issues and Their Inherent Values and Morals -- 2 Utopianism and Ideals without Illusions -- 3 Social Engineering: Piecemeal and Systemic -- 4 Top-Down Planning -- 5 Systemic Democratic Planning -- 6 Growth and Development -- 7 Integral and Sustainable Development -- 8 The Future of Social Studies -- Part C: Appendices -- 1 Modelling Competition: A Systemic Approach -- 2 Modelling Cooperation: A Systemic Approach -- 3 A Production Model -- 4 Humbug Mathematical Economics -- 5 Modelling Secrecy Leaks -- 6 Newcomb's Problem -- 7 A General Concept of Action -- REFERENCES -- INDEX OF NAMES -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline.
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Source of description note Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Social sciences-Methodology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Social sciences-Philosophy.
655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
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Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Bunge, Mario
Title Social Science under Debate
Place, publisher, and date of publication Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c1998
International Standard Book Number 9780802083579
797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN)
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ProQuest (Firm)
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4671968">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4671968</a>
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