| Description |
xi, 186 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Explanatory relativity -- 2. Reductionism -- 3. Individualism in social thought -- 4. Biology and society -- 5. The ethics of explanation -- 6. Beyond relativism |
| Summary |
What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science. -- Back cover |
| Analysis |
Hermeneutics |
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Philosophy |
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Reductionism |
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Relativity |
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Social sciences Philosophy |
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Social sciences Explanation |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hermeneutics.
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Philosophy.
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Reductionism.
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Relativity.
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Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
80023341 |
| ISBN |
0300021364 |
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0300049021 (paperback) |
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