{"product_id":"the-idea-of-a-social-peter-winch-9780415423588","title":"The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the fiftieth anniversary of this book's first release, Winch's argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young and had not yet joined the Humanities and the Natural Sciences as the third great domain of the Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA passionate defender of the importance of philosophy to a full understanding of 'society' against those who would deem it an irrelevant 'ivory towers' pursuit, Winch draws from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to make his case. In so doing he addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Winch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415423589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415423588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Peter Winch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946601414911,"sku":"9780415423588","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9b52e393-72c8-4cf7-bd46-d3a94330c401.jpg?v=1681514069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-idea-of-a-social-peter-winch-9780415423588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}