Ways of Knowing

The third edition of this popular, innovative and engaging textbook introduces students to the various methods of modern social science, explaining how these have emerged, their strengths and limitations for understanding the world in which we live, and how it is possible to combine methodological pluralism with intellectual rigour. Focussing on the debate between positivist and constructivist approaches, this new edition features contemporary research examples, expanded discussion of experimental methods, and a new emphasis on methods that have recently grown in popularity, such as process tracing and controlled randomized trials.

This is the perfect textbook for students studying the philosophy of science in the context of political science or the social sciences more broadly, and it is essential reading for all those seeking to understand how different ways of knowing affect the methods we choose to study social phenomena.

A treia editie a acestui manual popular, inovator si atragator introduce elevii in diferitele metode ale stiintelor sociale moderne, explicand modul in care acestea au aparut, punctele forte si limitele lor pentru intelegerea lumii in care traim si modul in care este posibil sa se combine pluralismul metodologic cu rigoare intelectuala. Concentrandu-se pe dezbaterea dintre abordarile pozitiviste si constructiviste, aceasta noua editie prezinta exemple de cercetare contemporana, discutii extinse despre metodele experimentale si un nou accent pe metodele care au crescut recent in popularitate, cum ar fi urmarirea proceselor si studiile randomizate controlate. manual pentru studentii care studiaza filosofia stiintei in contextul stiintelor politice sau stiintele sociale mai larg si este o lectura esentiala pentru toti cei care doresc sa inteleaga modul in care diferitele moduri de cunoastere afecteaza metodele pe care le alegem pentru a studia fenomenele sociale.