Social functions in philosophy metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives / edited Rebekka Hufendiek, Daniel James, and Raphael van Riel.
| Other author | Hufendiek, Rebekka, 1981- |
| Other author | James, Daniel, (Political Philosopher) |
| Other author | Riel, Raphael van, 1979- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 136 |
| Abstract | "Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Social functions in philosophy New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020 9781138351325 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019059785 |
| ISBN | 9780429435393 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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