The philosophy of the social sciences

Preface PART 1: THE QUESTIONS THAT PHILOSOPHERS ASK PART 2: SOME BASIC TOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY PART 3: THE DEDUCTIVE CONCEPTION OF EXPLANATION PART 4: THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES PART 5: THE CAUSAL EXPLANATION OF BEHAVIOUR PART 6: IS THE SCIENCE OF SOCIAL LIFE A SCIENCE? PART 7: THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AS SCIENCES PART 8: WHOLES, PARTS, PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS PART 9: PREDICTION AS A GOAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE PART 10: SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY Bibliography Index