The Political Sciences
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A landmark work in the philosophy of social science, The Political Sciences presents a rigorous and thought-provoking critique of the methods and assumptions underlying political inquiry. Hugh Stretton argues that no social scientist can achieve true value-neutrality, and that the selective choices researchers make — in framing questions, gathering evidence, and drawing conclusions — are inherently shaped by moral and political commitments. With intellectual precision and a refreshingly candid tone, the work illustrates how different ideological perspectives produce fundamentally different accounts of political reality, challenging the positivist orthodoxy that dominated mid-twentieth-century social science. Stretton details the work of numerous political thinkers and social scientists, using their contrasting approaches as evidence for his central thesis that honest, self-aware scholarship is far more valuable than a false claim to objectivity. Scholarly yet accessible, this enduring text remains essential reading for students and practitioners of political science, sociology, and the philosophy of the social sciences.
Author: Hugh Stretton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work in the philosophy of social science, The Political Sciences presents a rigorous and thought-provoking critique of the methods and assumptions underlying political inquiry. Hugh Stretton argues that no social scientist can achieve true value-neutrality, and that the selective choices researchers make — in framing questions, gathering evidence, and drawing conclusions — are inherently shaped by moral and political commitments. With intellectual precision and a refreshingly candid tone, the work illustrates how different ideological perspectives produce fundamentally different accounts of political reality, challenging the positivist orthodoxy that dominated mid-twentieth-century social science. Stretton details the work of numerous political thinkers and social scientists, using their contrasting approaches as evidence for his central thesis that honest, self-aware scholarship is far more valuable than a false claim to objectivity. Scholarly yet accessible, this enduring text remains essential reading for students and practitioners of political science, sociology, and the philosophy of the social sciences.