Methodology Of The Social Sciences

Name: Methodology Of The Social Sciences
Author: Kaufmann

1958

[Front Matter and Preface]: The front matter and preface introduce Felix Kaufmann's work on the methodology of social sciences...

Table of Contents · 62 segments

Front Matter and Prefacetheoretical

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Table of Contentstheoretical

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Introduction: The Problem of Ground in Empirical Sciencetheoretical

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Knowledge and Reality: The Critique of the Copy Theorychapter

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The Role of Reason and the History of Methodological Thoughtchapter

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Primary and Secondary Qualities in the History of Sciencechapter

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Meaning, Language, and the Structure of Propositionschapter

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Pre-scientific and Scientific Thinking: Continuity and Differencechapter

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The Basic Rules of Scientific Procedurechapter

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Consistency and Completeness in Procedural Rulestheoretical

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The Principle of Determinacy and Quantum Physicstheoretical

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The Ideal of Truth and Permanent Controltheoretical

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Rationality, Skepticism, and Empirical Validitytheoretical

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Goals of Science and Preference Rulestheoretical

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Explanation and Prediction in Scientific Situationstheoretical

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Classification of Explanations and the Nature of Solutionstheoretical

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Preference Rules and Presumable Relevancetheoretical

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Scientific Ideals and the Rational Cosmostheoretical

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Methodological Pluralism and the Interpretation of Idealstheoretical

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Physical Laws and Causality: The Critique of Inductiontheoretical

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Theoretical vs. Empirical Laws and the Ceteris Paribus Clausetheoretical

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Conventionalism, Empiricism, and Quantum Physicstheoretical

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Foundations of Mathematics and Physical Spacetheoretical

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The Logic of Causality and the Principle of Causalitytheoretical

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Theories of Truth: Russell vs. Coherencetheoretical

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Probability as Rational Belief: J.M. Keynestheoretical

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Degrees of Confirmation and Probability Preferencetheoretical

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The Frequency Interpretation of Probability: Richard von Misestheoretical

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Probability Indices and Reichenbach's Identity Conceptiontheoretical

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The Vitalist Controversy: Mechanism vs. Vitalismtheoretical

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Teleology and Functional Method in Biologytheoretical

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The Psycho-Physical Problem and Behaviorismtheoretical

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Value Judgments: Parallelism with Epistemologytheoretical

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The Logic of Value Judgments as Analytic Propositionstheoretical

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Part II: Methodological Issues in Social Science - The Naturalism Debatechapter

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Arguments for Naturalism and Anti-Naturalismtheoretical

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Methodological Pluralism and the Role of Psychologytheoretical

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Chapter XI: Behaviorism and Introspectionismchapter

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Physicalism and the Logical Analysis of Meaningtheoretical

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Psychological Sentences and the Critique of Physicalismtheoretical

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Carnap's Revision and the Theory of Reduction Statementstheoretical

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The Nature of Social Collectivities: Universalism vs. Individualismtheoretical

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Defining Society and Social Action: Simmel and Webertheoretical

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Legal Persons, Social Wholes, and Political Creedstheoretical

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The Interpretation of Social Facts and Signstheoretical

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Determinism, Free Will, and Methodological Resolutionstheoretical

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Comparison of Natural and Social Laws: Ideals of Sciencetheoretical

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The Sociology of Knowledge and Objectivitytheoretical

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Critique of Mannheim: Validity vs. Existencetheoretical

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Objectivity in Historiography and Causal Imputationtheoretical

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Value Problems and Ethical Neutralitytheoretical

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Teleology, Norms, and the Pure Theory of Lawtheoretical

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The Foundations of Economic Theory and the Profit Motivetheoretical

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Rational Action and the Problem of Perfect Foresighttheoretical

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Marginal Utility and the Measurability of Valuetheoretical

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Ludwig von Mises and the Aprioristic Thesis in Economicstheoretical

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Summary and Conclusions: Principles of Scientific Procedurechapter

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Summary and Conclusions: Laws, Causality, and Probabilitychapter

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Summary and Conclusions: Value Theory and Social Science Methodologychapter

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Summary and Conclusions: Philosophical Implications and Scientific Cooperationchapter

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Final Remarks and Methodological Functionchapter

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Notes to Chapters I-XVIIfootnotes

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