Paul Diesing Libros

The book explores the disconnect between social science practices and traditional scientific methodologies established by philosophers and logicians. It redefines the concept of science by focusing on the implicit norms and methods that social scientists employ in their daily research, providing a fresh perspective on how social science can be understood and validated.

Annotation A clear, critical inquiry into the norms, processes and purposes of social science work. Diesing (political science, SUNY, Buffalo) begins with a wonderfully lucid survey of philosophical approaches to social science to examine the question of how social science ought to work. He then surveys sociological, political, and psychological studies of social science to find out what actually occurs in practice. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR