Can social science contribute to the settlement of conflicts while the field is divided by intellectual conflicts? The contributors coming from distant areas of the social sciences, all share the basic assumption that conflicts in social science must be worked out at the level of the individual discipline rather than at the level of philosophy. Through a range of detailed case studies, they look at the different ways in which social scientists deal with the tension implied by being at the same time both party to conflict and a contributor to the settlement of the conflict. They find that at the level of the discipline there is no unquestioned belief in the conflict-transcending objectivity of the social sciences and that the search for a non-relativistic way of conflict-solving proves to be a subtle and intriguing activity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415148269
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96089888
Product Key Features
Author
Anton Van Harskamp
Publication Name
Conflicts in Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Government
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
454g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Editor
Anton Van Harskamp
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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