Social functions in philosophy: metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Hufendiek, Rebekka 1981- (HerausgeberIn), James, Daniel 1948- (HerausgeberIn), Riel, Raphael van 1979- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York ; London Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy 136
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Abstract:"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"--
Umfang:vi, 254 Seiten
ISBN:9781138351325