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Varieties of Social Explanation: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Science
Varieties of Social Explanation An Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Science Author:Daniel Little Professor Little presents an introduction to the philosophy of social science with an emphasis on the central forms of explanation in social science: rational-intentional, causal, functional, structural, materialist, statistical and interpretive. The book is very strong on recent developments, particularly in its treatment of rational choice the... more »ory, microfoundations for social explanation, the idea of supervenience, functionalism, and current discussions of relativism.« less