Marx, Methodology and Science: Marx's Science of Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138725782)

This title was first published in 2001. The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx's method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science; The key methodological themes of Marx's work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism; Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism - and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx's method corresponding to any of them examined. The conclusion arrived at is that Marx's method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.realism.

Author: David M. Walker
ISBN-10: 1138725781
ISBN-13: 9781138725782
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2019
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d