Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Explanation and understanding
- 2 Theory, experiment and the metaphysics of Laplace
- 3 Explanation and understanding in the social sciences
- 4 Agents and generative social mechanisms
- 5 Social science and history
- 6 Markets as social mechanisms
- Appendix A The limits of multiple regression
- Appendix B Comparison, Mill's methods and narrative
- Appendix C Rational choice theory and historical sociology
- Appendix D The neo-classical model
- References
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Explanation and understanding
- 2 Theory, experiment and the metaphysics of Laplace
- 3 Explanation and understanding in the social sciences
- 4 Agents and generative social mechanisms
- 5 Social science and history
- 6 Markets as social mechanisms
- Appendix A The limits of multiple regression
- Appendix B Comparison, Mill's methods and narrative
- Appendix C Rational choice theory and historical sociology
- Appendix D The neo-classical model
- References
- Index
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- A Realist Philosophy of Social ScienceExplanation and Understanding, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006