Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences
| Author | : Ernest Gellner |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780415302968 |
| ISBN-13 | : 041530296X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (96X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences by : Ernest Gellner
Download or read book Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences written by Ernest Gellner and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship. In particular it deals with such problems as the relationship of nature and culture, the relevance of concepts drawn from within a given society to its understanding, and the relation of theory to time.
