: Naturalism and Social Science: A Post-Empiricist Philosophy of Social Science . David Thomas.

Naturalism and social science. A post-empiricist philosophy of social science

ability to pay professional fees. The author has some interesting observations on the "culture lag" between popular beliefs about dental care and the state of opinion in the profession itself. The layman may not be aware of changes of theories and opinions amongst dentists and clings to "facts" which have become outdated. The theory of "focal infection" arising from Hunter's work in 1910 provid...

Philosophy of social science

Stephen Turner proposes to provide a philosophical analysis of a family of concepts falling under the general heading of " social practice " : the notion of a tacit set of rules, norms, or presuppositions that inform behavior in a given cultural milieu and that are socially authoritative and causally influential. Examples include: skills of the carpenter, passed on from master to apprentice; kn...

Kuhn , Naturalism , and the Social Study of Science

(September 7, 2012) I have argued that the Kuhn of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions promotes a naturalistic study of science. The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge is also seen by many of its proponents as a naturalistic approach to science, and as such may be seen as part of the Kuhnian legacy. Nonetheless, I argue that it has been an inadequate successor to Kuhn. In particular, its emp...

Annual Philosophy of Social Science Roundtable

Elizabeth R. Blum and Rajesh K. Kana (University of Alabama at Birmingham): Conceptual Issues in Psychiatric Disorders: The Curious Case of Autism [email protected] According to the DSM-IV, autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in reciprocal social interaction, language, and communication; restricted interests; and repetitive behaviors. Despite being the subject of active ...

Social science. Computational social science.