Richard Ned Lebow: Major Texts on Methods and Philosophy of Science

Buch | Softcover

X, 133 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-82018-7 (ISBN)

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This book about the philosophy of science is the second out of four volumes by Richard Ned Lebow in this book series. It not only provides a useful overview of this broad topic, but also provides deeper insight into specific topics like the philosophy of science causation, epistemology and methods, and especially on counter factual analysis.

In a career spanning six decades Richard Ned Lebow has made contributions to the study of international relations, political and intellectual history, motivational and social psychology, philosophy of science, and classics. He has authored, coauthored or edited 30 books and almost 250 peer reviewed articles.

Introduction.- What Can We Know? How Do We Know.- Social Science as Case-Based Diagnostics.- If Mozart Had Died at Your Age: Psychologic vs. Statistical Inference.- Texts, Paradigms and Political Change.- Constructing Cause in International Relations.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.07.2018
Reihe/Serie	Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice
Zusatzinfo	X, 133 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	2292 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
Schlagworte	causal inference • Counterfactuals • Epistemology • Max Weber • Statistical Inference
ISBN-10	3-319-82018-4 / 3319820184
ISBN-13	978-3-319-82018-7 / 9783319820187
Zustand	Neuware