The Possibility of Naturalism: A philosophical critique of the contemporary human sciences / Edition 1

by Roy Bhaskar

Overview

Since its original publication in 1979, The Possibility of Naturalism has been one of the most influential works in contemporary philosophy of science and social science. It is one of the cornerstones of the critical realist position, which is now widely seen as offering perhaps the only viable alternative to positivism and post-modernism. This revised edition includes a new foreword.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415198738
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Publication date:	11/24/1998
Series:	Critical Realism Series: Interventions Ser.
Edition description:	3RD
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roy Bhaskar is the founder of the critical realist movement. He has taught both philosophy and social science as the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Sussex, as well as holding research fellowships at Linacre College, Oxford and City University, London. He is currently the Chair of the Centre for Critical Realism, London.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Third Edition Chapter 1 Transcendental Realism and the Problem of Naturalism Chapter 2 Societies Chapter 3 Agency Chapter 4 Philosophies