An Introduction to Problems in the Philosophy of Social SciencesMethodological pluralism is advocated in this book, which takes students on an investigative tour of uncertainty in the social sciences, with particular emphasis on the scientific response to uncertainty. Much of the material is drawn from the disciplines of international relations and politics. |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 12 |
SCIENCE | 156 |
JUSTIFIED BELIEF VERSUS UTOPIAN REJECTIONISM | 169 |
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