Critical Realism: Essential Readings (Critical Realism--Interventions)

@book{citeulike:2785932, abstract = {{Since the publication of Roy Bhaskar's <i>A Realist Theory of Science in 1975,</i> critical realism has emerged as one of the most powerful new directions in the philosophy of science and social science, offering a real alternative to both positivism and postmodernism. This reader makes accessible in one volume key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism, including: the transcendental realist philosophy of science elaborated in <i>A Realist Theory of Science</i>; Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of social science; the theory of explanatory critique, which is central to critical realism; and the theme of dialectic, which is central to Bhaskar's most recent writings.<br><br> The volume includes extracts from Bhaskar's most important books, as well as selections from all of the other most important contributors to the critical realist program. It also includes both a general introduction and original introductions to each section.}}, author = {Bhaskar, Roy }, citeulike-article-id = {2785932}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0415196329}, keywords = {critical-realist}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2008-05-12 00:05:15}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Critical Realism: Essential Readings (Critical Realism--Interventions)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0415196329}, year = {1998} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:2785932 TI - Critical Realism: Essential Readings (Critical Realism--Interventions) PB - Routledge SN - 0415196329 N2 - {Since the publication of Roy Bhaskar's <i>A Realist Theory of Science in 1975,</i> critical realism has emerged as one of the most powerful new directions in the philosophy of science and social science, offering a real alternative to both positivism and postmodernism. This reader makes accessible in one volume key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism, including: the transcendental realist philosophy of science elaborated in <i>A Realist Theory of Science</i>; Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of social science; the theory of explanatory critique, which is central to critical realism; and the theme of dialectic, which is central to Bhaskar's most recent writings.<br><br> The volume includes extracts from Bhaskar's most important books, as well as selections from all of the other most important contributors to the critical realist program. It also includes both a general introduction and original introductions to each section.} KW - critical-realist AU - Bhaskar, Roy PY - 1998/10/15/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0415196329 ER -