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Realism, Philosophy and Social Science

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Kathryn Dean
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  2. Jonathan Joseph
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  3. John Michael Roberts
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  4. Colin Wight
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Realism, Marxism and Method

    • Kathryn Dean, Jonathan Joseph, John Michael Roberts, Colin Wight
    Pages 1-31

  3. Realism, Science and Emancipation

    • Colin Wight
    Pages 32-64

  4. Method, Marxism and Critical Realism

    • John Michael Roberts
    Pages 65-98

  5. Marxism, the Dialectic of Freedom and Emancipation

    • Jonathan Joseph
    Pages 99-122

  6. Agency and Dialectics: What Critical Realism Can Learn From Althusser’s Marxism

    • Kathryn Dean
    Pages 123-147

  7. Conclusion: Debating the Issues

    • Kathryn Dean, Jonathan Joseph, John Michael Roberts, Colin Wight
    Pages 148-176

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-199
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About this book

The authors examine the relationship between social science and philosophy and ask what sort of work social science and an accompanying philosophy should do. They reintroduce the question of ontology, through the work of Roy Bhaskar. The book argues against philosophising and is committed to a philosophical approach grounded in the social sciences.

About the authors

Author Colin Wight: Colin Wight is Professor and Chair of Government and International Relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences, at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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