Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge

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ID8091732
AuthorsRuth Groff, Ruth Porter Groff (0000-0002-3053-4068, corresponding author)
Year2004
Publication date2004-07-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCritical Realism, Post-Positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203417270
OpenAlexW563684363
Open LibraryOL39569264M
ISBN9780203417270
LanguageEN
Citations received47

Groff defends 'realism about causality' through close discussions of Kant, Hilary Putnam, Brian Ellis and Charles Taylor, among others. In so doing she affirms critical realism, but with several important qualifications. In particular, she rejects the theory of truth advanced by Roy Bhaskar. She also attempts to both clarify and correct earlier critical realist attempts to apply realism about causality to the social sciences.By connecting issues in metaphysics and philosophy of science to the problem of relativism, Groff bridges the gap between the philosophical literature and broader debates surrounding socio-political theory and poststructuralist thought. This unique approach will make the book of interest to philosophers and socio-political theorists alike

Critical realism (philosophy of perception · Epistemology · Positivism · Realism · Sociology · Critical Realism in Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Causation · Critical realism · relativity · Truth

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