Evidential Pluralism in the Social Sciences

• मुख्य लेखक: Shan, Yafeng (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Williamson, Jon (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Taylor & Francis 2023
• श्रृंखला: Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences
• विषय: Social research & statistics; Philosophy; causality;correlation;economics;evidence;evidence-based policy;evidential pluralism;law;legal studies;mechanism;mixed methods research;psychology;research methods;science;social science;sociology
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

सारांश

This volume contends that Evidential Pluralism-an account of the epistemology of causation, which maintains that in order to establish a causal claim one needs to establish the existence of a correlation and the existence of a mechanism-can be fruitfully applied to the social sciences. Through case studies in sociology, economics, political science and law, it advances new philosophical foundations for causal enquiry in the social sciences. The book provides an account of how to establish and evaluate causal claims and it offers a new way of thinking about evidence-based policy, basic social science research and mixed methods research. As such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in social science research and methodology, the philosophy of science and evidence-based policy.

भौतिक वर्णन

1 electronic resource (191 p.)

आईएसबीएन

9781003143000
9780367697228
9780367697266

अभिगमन

Open Access