The Political Sciences: General Principles of Selection in Social Science and History
Apr 2013 · Routledge
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Social science is a social activity as well as a method of discovery. The researchers’ values and politics colour their work and so do their choices of scientific method. This book is about both – the technical effects of values and the political effects of technique. The author reports what social scientists and historians actually do. He sorts out the scientific from the political content in a wide range of old and new work in history, sociology, political science and economics. The overall work is a detailed political and technical criticism of the ‘scientistic’ programme which would have researchers select for such qualities as objectivity, uniformity, and generality, cumulation and professional unanimity.
About the author
Hugh Stretton was born on July 15, 1924. He taught modern history and economics. He was an Australian author and social theorist. His books included The Political Sciences, Ideas for Australian Cities, Economics: A New Introduction, The Political Sciences: General Principles of Selection in Social Science and History, and Australia Fair. He died after a long illness on July 18, 2015 at the age of 91.
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