Overview

Since its original publication in 1979, The Possibility of Naturalism has been one of the most influential works in contemporary philosophy of science and social science. It is one of the cornerstones of the critical realist position, which is now widely seen as offering perhaps the only viable alternative to positivism and post-modernism. This revised edition includes a new foreword.

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Author:   Roy Bhaskar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780415198738

ISBN 10:   0415198739
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   24 November 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword to the Third Edition Chapter 1 Transcendental Realism and the Problem of Naturalism Chapter 2 Societies Chapter 3 Agency Chapter 4 Philosophies

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Roy Bhaskar is the founder of the critical realist movement. He has taught both philosophy and social science as the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Sussex, as well as holding research fellowships at Linacre College, Oxford and City University, London. He is currently the Chair of the Centre for Critical Realism, London.

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