In this wide-ranging work, now available in paperback, Habermas presents his views on the nature of the social sciences and their distinctive methodology and co
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While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. S
Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career