Marx, Methodology and Science: Marx's Science of Politics
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The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx's method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science; The key methodological themes of Marx's work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism; Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx's method corresponding to any of them examined. The conclusion arrived at is that Marx's method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0754611558
ISBN13:9780754611554
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:Ashgate Pub Ltd
Length:194 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:8.5" x 0.5" x 6.0"
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