Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences
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"Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences" is a critical work by biologist and philosopher Gunther Stent that examines the methodological limits, explanatory power, and epistemological status of the social sciences in comparison to the natural sciences.
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| Strength and Weakness of the Social Sciences canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
methodological problems in social research
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role of values in social scientific inquiry ⓘ status of laws and generalizations in social science ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the scientific status of social sciences
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delineate strengths of social scientific approaches ⓘ delineate weaknesses of social scientific approaches ⓘ |
| author | Gunther Stent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
biologist
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philosopher ⓘ |
| comparesWith | natural sciences ⓘ |
| critiques | claims of scientific rigor in social sciences ⓘ |
| examines |
differences between social and natural scientific explanation
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limits of prediction in social science ⓘ scientific status of social theories ⓘ |
| field |
history and philosophy of science
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philosophy of social science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
epistemological status of the social sciences
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explanatory power of the social sciences ⓘ methodological limits of the social sciences ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science literature
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social science critique ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Gunther Stent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
comparative analysis of social and natural sciences
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epistemology of social sciences ⓘ methodology of social sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| perspective | critical ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
interpretivism in social science
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methodological individualism vs holism ⓘ philosophy of science debates about explanation ⓘ positivism in social science ⓘ |
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