Focusing on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, and history, this book examines how American social science came to model itself on natural science and liberal politics. Professor Ross argues that American social science receives its distinctive stamp from the ideology of American exceptionalism, the idea that America occupies an exceptional place in his...(展开全部)

Focusing on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, and history, this book examines how American social science came to model itself on natural science and liberal politics. Professor Ross argues that American social science receives its distinctive stamp from the ideology of American exceptionalism, the idea that America occupies an exceptional place in his...(展开全部)

Focusing on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, and history, this book examines how American social science came to model itself on natural science and liberal politics. Professor Ross argues that American social science receives its distinctive stamp from the ideology of American exceptionalism, the idea that America occupies an exceptional place in his...(展开全部)

An astonishing range of reading in contemporary tracts and modern authorities is manifest, and many aspects of British and colonial affairs are illuminated. As a political analysis this very important contribution will be hard to refute .... -- Frederick B. Tolles, Political Science Quarterly "He produces historical analysis which is as revealing to the political scientist or s...(展开全部)

An astonishing range of reading in contemporary tracts and modern authorities is manifest, and many aspects of British and colonial affairs are illuminated. As a political analysis this very important contribution will be hard to refute .... -- Frederick B. Tolles, Political Science Quarterly "He produces historical analysis which is as revealing to the political scientist or s...(展开全部)

赫伯特·巴特菲尔德，英国著名历史学家，基督教思想家，剑桥大学现代史钦定讲座教授，20世纪“剑桥学派”的代表人物。主要著作有《历史的辉格解释》《基督教与历史》《现代科学的起源》等。 张卜天，1979年生，中国科技大学物理学学士，北京大学科技哲学博士，现为中国科学院大学哲学系副教授。研究方向为西方中世纪和近代早期科学思想史。著有《质的量化与运动的量化——14世纪经院自然哲学的运动学初探》，“机械论的起源、演变及其问题研究”课题获得2011年国家社会科学基金青年项目资助。主编“科学源流译丛”“科学史译丛”。主要译有《大问题——简明哲学导论》《韦洛克拉丁语教程》《世界图景的机械化》《现代性的神学起源》《科学革命的编史学研究》等30余部著作。

赫伯特·巴特菲尔德，英国著名历史学家，基督教思想家，剑桥大学现代史钦定讲座教授，20世纪“剑桥学派”的代表人物。主要著作有《历史的辉格解释》《基督教与历史》《现代科学的起源》等。 张卜天，1979年生，中国科技大学物理学学士，北京大学科技哲学博士，现为中国科学院大学哲学系副教授。研究方向为西方中世纪和近代早期科学思想史。著有《质的量化与运动的量化——14世纪经院自然哲学的运动学初探》，“机械论的起源、演变及其问题研究”课题获得2011年国家社会科学基金青年项目资助。主编“科学源流译丛”“科学史译丛”。主要译有《大问题——简明哲学导论》《韦洛克拉丁语教程》《世界图景的机械化》《现代性的神学起源》《科学革命的编史学研究》等30余部著作。

The Logic of Social Science offers new principles for designing and conducting social science research. James Mahoney uses set-theoretic analysis to develop a fresh scientific constructivist approach that avoids essentialist biases in the production of knowledge. This approach recognizes that social categories depend on collective understandings for their existence, but it insi...(展开全部)

The Logic of Social Science offers new principles for designing and conducting social science research. James Mahoney uses set-theoretic analysis to develop a fresh scientific constructivist approach that avoids essentialist biases in the production of knowledge. This approach recognizes that social categories depend on collective understandings for their existence, but it insi...(展开全部)