Social contract (Issues in political theory)

Politics & Social Sciences

Lessnoff, Michael H.

Philosophy

Macmillan

The Structure of Social Science (Studies in Sociology)

Sociology

Routledge

Originally published in 1974, this book provided a most useful introductory survey of all the major philosophical issues relating to the social sciences at the time. While it covers a remarkable amount of ground in a short space, it is never superficial, for its lucid and careful analysis does full justice to the complexities and controversies of the subject. Nor is it merely a survey, for, while putting all points of view with scrupulous fairness, the author never fails to make clear his own, and to support it with reasoned argument. The book's basic framework is a comparison of physical and social science, and in this context the author examines the problems of the mental aspect of social life, general laws, the individual and the social, explanation, and the relation of fact to value. He is far from advocating (as is often done) the wholesale acceptance or rejection of the 'physical science model' in the social sciences - rather, he carefully considers the various elements of the model in relation to the nature of social life. A noteworthy feature of this book is the philosophical analysis of statistical correlations and tests of significance, which bulk so large in the practice of social scientists, yet are all too seldom discussed in books of this kind. Also of special interest is the penetrating and original analysis of functionalist explanation in social science. Students of the social sciences and of philosophy will find this an admirable introduction to an important aspect of their respective disciplines.

The Structure of Social Science: A Philosophical Introduction (Studies in Sociology)

Max Weber was fascinated by the differing historical paths traced by Western civilizaiton and the civilizations of the East. His essay, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" addresses the forces behind the social transformations of the industrial revolution. Weber's thesis proposes a causal link between the forces of the "Protestant ethic" and the "spirit of capitalism". This analysis of Weber's key concepts provides an in-depth study of the evidence of their early formulation. It proposes an original distinction between the Protestant "work" and "profit" ethic and examines the relationship between them. The study compares Adam Smith's "spirit of capitalism" to Weber's, and considers the Protestant ethic in the modern world.

THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM AND THE PROTESTANT ETHIC: An Enquiry into the Weber Thesis

Business & Money

Economics

Edward Elgar Publishing

Con un análisis claro, inteligente y autorizado, Michael H. Lessnoff hace un recorrido fundamental por los principales filósofos políticos del siglo XX, analizando detalladamente sus obras e ilustrando con ello las corrientes de pensamiento más importantes del siglo. Partiendo de Weber, el autor se interesa sucesivamente po

La filosofía política en el siglo XX (Nuestro Tiempo / Our Times) (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Akal, S.A.

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