Woodcutters and witchcraft : rationality and interpretive change in the social sciences /
Well written and richly illustrated with vivid examples from Wittgenstein's woodcutters to witchcraft in Mexico and elsewhere, this book argues that the underlying methodological principle governing interpretive change is explanatory coherence
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2000], ©2000
Albany : c2000 Albany : ©2000 Albany, N.Y. : c2000 Albany : [2000] |
| Series: | SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences
SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences SUNY series in the philosophy of the social sciences |
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| Summary: | Well written and richly illustrated with vivid examples from Wittgenstein's woodcutters to witchcraft in Mexico and elsewhere, this book argues that the underlying methodological principle governing interpretive change is explanatory coherence "Illustrated with vivid examples from Wittgenstein's woodcutters to witchcraft in Mexico and elsewhere, this book argues that the underlying methodological principle governing interpretive change is explanatory coherence."--BOOK JACKET "Illustrated with vivid examples from Wittgenstein's woodcutters to witchcraft in Mexico and elsewhere, this book argues that the underlying methodological principle governing interpretive change is explanatory coherence."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | ix, 201 p. ; 24 cm ix, 201 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-195) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index |
| ISBN: | 0791445119 (hc. : alk. paper) 0791445119 0791445127 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0791445127 9780791445112 (hc. : alk. paper) 9780791445112 9780791445129 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780791445129 |