Bunge contends that social science research has fallen prey to a postmodern fascination with irrationalism and relativism. He urges social scientists to re-examine the philosophy and the methodology at the base of their discipline.
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- PREFACE 10
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 16
- Part A: Basic Social Science 20
- 1 From Natural Science to Social Science 23
- 1 Nature and Society 24
- 2 The Natural Science/Social Science Divide 29
- 3 The Nomothetic/Idiographic Dichotomy 40
- 4 Biosociology and. Sociobiology 52
- 5 Demography and Geography 56
- 6 Social Psychology 60
- 7 Anthropology 66
- 8 Linguistics 76
- 2 Sociology 80
- 1 Agency and Structure 83
- 2 Class and Status, Role and Norm 85
- 3 Micro-Macro Relations 91
- 4 Coleman's Linear System of Action 98
- 5 Economic Imperialism 102
- 6 Economicism Does Not Pay 107
- 7 Economic Sociology and Socio-Economics 109
- 8 Barbarians inside the Gates 112
- 3 Positive Economics 119
- 1 What Is Economics About? 121
- 2 Economic Concepts 126
- 3 Economic Assumptions 133
- 4 Laws and Rules, Theories and Models 142
- 5 Neoclassical Microeconomics: Rationality and Perfect Competition 146
- 6 Neoclassical Microeconomics Continued: Equilibrium and Price 155
- 7 Positive Macroeconomics 160
- 8 Ugly Facts versus Pretty Theory 166
- 4 Political Science 174
- 1 Units of Analysis and Power 178
- 2 Government and People: Autocracy to Democracy 186
- 3 Rational-Choice Politology 194
- 4 Public-Choice and Social-Choice Theories 199
- 5 Explaining and Predicting Political Events 207
- 6 Politics, Ideology, Morality 216
- 7 Domestic Politics 220
- 8 International Relations 230
- 5 Culturology 238
- 1 Idealism versus Materialism 242
- 2 Externalism versus Internalism 244
- 3 Sociology of Knowledge: Marx to Merton 248
- 4 The Antiscientific Reaction 253
- 5 Technology in Society 258
- 6 Social Science in Society 261
- 7 Ideology 265
- 8 The Market Approach to Culture 268
- 6 History 276
- 1 Historical Objectivity, Lies, and Forgeries 279
- 2 Materialism versus Idealism 285
- 3 Systemism versus Individualism and Holism 293
- 4 Law, Accident, Luck 298
- 5 Trends: Progress, Stagnation, Decline 302
- 6 Interpretation or Hypothesis? 305
- 7 Historical Explanation 308
- 8 Uses of History 310
- Part B: Sociotechnology 316
- 7 Action Theory 325
- 1 Systemic Praxiology 329
- 2 Decision Theory 334
- 3 Collective-Action Theory 340
- 4 Austrian Praxiology 344
- 5 Reasons for the Failure of Rational-Choice Action Theory 347
- 6 Values and Norms 350
- 7 Policy 353
- 8 Planning 367
- 8 Law 373
- 1 Norm and Truth 375
- 2 Law and Morality 381
- 3 Legal Code and Legal Theory 384
- 4 Legal Reasoning 386
- 5 Private and Public 388
- 6 Rights and Duties 390
- 7 Crime and Punishment 393
- 8 Law's Impotence 396
- 9 Management Technology 399
- 1 Strategy: Policy 401
- 2 Tactics: Planning 404
- 3 Management 406
- 4 Operations Research 413
- 5 Private and Public 416
- 6 Resource Management 418
- 7 Management and Politics 419
- 8 Rationality in Action 420
- 10 Normative Economics 422
- 1 Normative Macroeconomics 423
- 2 Economic Policy 426
- 3 Economic Planning 431
- 4 Welfare Economics 436
- 5 Capitalism: Old and New, Pro and Con 439
- 6 Statism: Fascist and Communist 449
- 7 Socialism as Cooperativism 450
- 8 Alternative: Integral Technodemocracy 453
- 11 Designing the Future 458
- 1 Macrosocial Issues and Their Inherent Values and Morals 459
- 2 Utopianism and Ideals without Illusions 460
- 3 Social Engineering: Piecemeal and Systemic 461
- 4 Top-Down Planning 463
- 5 Systemic Democratic Planning 465
- 6 Growth and Development 466
- 7 Integral and Sustainable Development 467
- 8 The Future of Social Studies 469
- Part C: Appendices 474
- 1 Modelling Competition: A Systemic Approach 474
- 2 Modelling Cooperation: A Systemic Approach 475
- 3 A Production Model 477
- 4 Humbug Mathematical Economics 478
- 5 Modelling Secrecy Leaks 480
- 6 Newcomb's Problem 481
- 7 A General Concept of Action 482
- REFERENCES 486
- INDEX OF NAMES 538
- A 538
- B 538
- C 539
- D 539
- E 540
- F 540
- G 540
- H 541
- I 541
- J 542
- K 542
- L 542
- M 543
- N 544
- O 544
- P 544
- Q 544
- R 545
- S 545
- T 546
- U 546
- V 546
- W 546
- Y 547
- Z 547
- INDEX OF SUBJECTS 548
- A 548
- B 548
- C 549
- D 549
- E 550
- F 550
- G 551
- H 551
- I 551
- J 552
- K 552
- L 552
- M 553
- N 553
- O 554
- P 554
- Q 555
- R 555
- S 556
- T 556
- U 557
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