Social Functions in Philosophy

Social Functions in Philosophy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780429787850
ISBN-13 : 0429787855
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Book Synopsis Social Functions in Philosophy by : Rebekka Hufendiek

Download or read book Social Functions in Philosophy written by Rebekka Hufendiek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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