Here Winch addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society', drawing from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S.

Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of the world in which we live. But in what

This is an international and interdisciplinary volume that provides a new look at the general background of the social sciences from a philosophical perspective

An accessible introduction to the latest developments and debates in the philosophy of social science.

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.