Social functions in philosophy : metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives /
edited Rebekka Hufendiek, Daniel James, Raphael van Riel.
- 1 online resource.
- Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy .
"Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions"--
9780429435393 0429435398 9780429787867 0429787863 9780429787850 0429787855
Social sciences--Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / General
H61.15
300.1
"Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions"--
9780429435393 0429435398 9780429787867 0429787863 9780429787850 0429787855
Social sciences--Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY / General
H61.15
300.1