ABSTRACT

In its second edition, Method in Social Science was widely praised for its penetrating analysis of central questions in social science discourse. This revised edition comes with a new preface and a full bibliography. The book is intended for students and researchers familiar with social science but having little or no previous experiences of philosophical and methodological discussion, and for those who are interested in realism and method.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|23 pages

Knowledge in context

chapter 2|27 pages

Theory, observation and practical adequacy

chapter 6|19 pages

Quantitative methods in social science

chapter 7|15 pages

Verification and falsification

chapter 8|4 pages

Popper’s ‘falsificationism’