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Critical realism: essential readings
Abstract
Critical realism is a movement in philosophy and the human sciences most closely associated with the work of Roy Bhaskar. Since the publication of Bhaskars A Realist Theory of Science, critical realism has had a profound influence on a wide range of subjects. This reader makes accessible, in one volume, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism. It explores the following themes: * transcendental realist * the theory of explanatory critique * dialectics * Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of science.
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- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 1999-05-01
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 09
- Pages
- 36-5017-36-5017
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- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
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- W1487785277
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- en
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