Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences
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Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences
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Author : Gurpreet Mahajan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1997
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences written by Gurpreet Mahajan and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Philosophy categories.
Which form of explanation is adequate for the humans sciences? Mahajan argues that social reality can be perceived in different ways--hermeneutic understanding, narrative, reason action and causal explanation--and each alters our perception of reality. A new chapter on poststructuralist and postmodern theories brings this important book up-to-date with current thinking.
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences
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Author : Gurpreet Mahajan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences written by Gurpreet Mahajan and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Social scientists explain events by identifying reasons and causes. Occasionally they weave a series of occurrences into a historical narrative. What is entailed in each kind of explanation? What are the philosophical assumptions that inform them? Which form of explanation is adequate for the human sciences? Does the hermeneutic method offer a viable alternative to the causal and narrative forms? Is hermeneutic understanding significantly different from an explanation in terms of reasons? This book addresses such questions, which have dominated debates in the philosophy of social science, and provides a lucid treatment of issues concerning the adequacy of different forms of explanation. In her analysis the author distances herself from those who refer to the distinction between the natural sciences and the social sciences either to discredit or to privilege a particular method for the study of social phenomena. Instead, she argues that social reality can be conceived in different ways, and that different forms of inquiry - e.g. hermeneutic understanding, narrative, reason-action and causal explanation - represent various ways in which we think about and interrogate that reality. Each of these illuminate a specific dimension of reality and serve different cognitive interests. While acknowledging the significance of various modes of explanation and understanding for the human sciences, the author maintains that the significance of the hermeneutic mode lies in its distinctive conception of social reality, history and knowledge. This conception must inform all analysis of social and historical phenomena. To the extent that narrative can be creatively informed by hermeneutic philosophy, itcan offer adequate explanations of social and historical events.
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences
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Author : Gurpreet Mahajan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-02
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences written by Gurpreet Mahajan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-02 with Political Science categories.
Social scientists explain events by identifying reasons and causes. Occasionally they weave a series of events into a historical narrative. What is entailed in each kind of explanation? What form of explanation is adequate for the social sciences? In this lucid book, Gurpreet Mahajan surveys each of the major forms of inquiry—hermeneutic understanding, narrative, reason-action, and causal explanation—to examine how each method changes our perceptions of social reality. The third edition includes a new Preface that discusses some recent shifts in the conceptualization of the social sciences.
Interpretation And Social Knowledge
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Author : Isaac Ariail Reed
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-08-15
Interpretation And Social Knowledge written by Isaac Ariail Reed and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with Philosophy categories.
For the past fifty years anxiety over naturalism has driven debates in social theory. One side sees social science as another kind of natural science, while the other rejects the possibility of objective and explanatory knowledge. Interpretation and Social Knowledge suggests a different route, offering a way forward for an antinaturalist sociology that overcomes the opposition between interpretation and explanation and uses theory to build concrete, historically specific causal explanations of social phenomena.
Interpretation And Explanation In The Human Sciences
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Author : David K. Henderson
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Interpretation And Explanation In The Human Sciences written by David K. Henderson and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Henderson examines the foundations of an analytic social science approach to develop a well-integrated account of the human sciences, focusing on the pivotal notions of interpretation and explanation. The author acknowledges the importance of interpretive understanding in the human sciences, and proposes a methodology that reflects both interpretive practice as well as scientific methodology. He refutes the methodological separatists who hold that the logic of explanation and testing in the human sciences is fundamentally different from that of the natural sciences, and examines in detail the constraints on interpretation. In providing an integrated treatment of these two central issues in social science, Henderson offers a thorough analysis of the adequacy of interpretation and the nature of explanation in the human sciences.
Introduction To The Human Sciences
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Author : Wilhelm Dilthey
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 1988
Introduction To The Human Sciences written by Wilhelm Dilthey and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Education categories.
As a contribution to the issue of the methodologies of the humanities and social sciences, the Introduction works to address issues of the human sciences and their place in relations to natural sciences.
Explanation And Understanding In The Human Sciences
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Release Date : 1969
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Scientific Understanding
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Author : Henk W. de Regt
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2014-08-09
Scientific Understanding written by Henk W. de Regt and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-09 with Science categories.
To most scientists, and to those interested in the sciences, understanding is the ultimate aim of scientific endeavor. In spite of this, understanding, and how it is achieved, has received little attention in recent philosophy of science. Scientific Understanding seeks to reverse this trend by providing original and in-depth accounts of the concept of understanding and its essential role in the scientific process. To this end, the chapters in this volume explore and develop three key topics: understanding and explanation, understanding and models, and understanding in scientific practice. Earlier philosophers, such as Carl Hempel, dismissed understanding as subjective and pragmatic. They believed that the essence of science was to be found in scientific theories and explanations. In Scientific Understanding, the contributors maintain that we must also consider the relation between explanations and the scientists who construct and use them. They focus on understanding as the cognitive state that is a goal of explanation and on the understanding of theories and models as a means to this end. The chapters in this book highlight the multifaceted nature of the process of scientific research. The contributors examine current uses of theory, models, simulations, and experiments to evaluate the degree to which these elements contribute to understanding. Their analyses pay due attention to the roles of intelligibility, tacit knowledge, and feelings of understanding. Furthermore, they investigate how understanding is obtained within diverse scientific disciplines and examine how the acquisition of understanding depends on specific contexts, the objects of study, and the stated aims of research.
Hermeneutics And The Human Sciences
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Author : Paul Ricoeur
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-26
Hermeneutics And The Human Sciences written by Paul Ricoeur and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-26 with Philosophy categories.
John B. Thompson's collection of translated essays forms an illuminating introduction to Paul Ricoeur's prolific contributions to sociological theory.
Interpreting Dilthey
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Author : Eric S. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-25
Interpreting Dilthey written by Eric S. Nelson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-25 with History categories.
Examines Dilthey's hermeneutics, aesthetics, practical philosophy, and philosophy of history, showing how his work remains relevant for philosophers today.