Redescription, Reduction, and Emergence
A Response to Tobias Hansson Wahlberg
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8067582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dave Elder-Va (0000-0002-0789-660X, corresponding author), Dave Elder-Vass (Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 792-797 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0048393113515386 |
| OpenAlex | W2152208197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
In response to Hansson Wahlberg, this paper argues, first, that he misunderstands the redescription principle developed in my book The Causal Power of Social Structures, and second, that his criticisms rest on an ontological individualism that is taken for granted but in fact lacks an adequate ontological justification of its own
Epistemology · Individualism · Methodological individualism · Political science · Power (physics · Rest (music · Sociology · Critical Realism in Sociology · Philosophy and History of Science · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Law · Philosophy
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Materially social’ critical realism
Social emergence and unpredictability
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |