Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions.
| ISBN: | 9781138351325 |
| Publication date: | 12th March 2020 |
| Author: | Rebekka Hufendiek, Daniel James, Raphael van Riel |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 254 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Social theory Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology |
Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions.
Social Functions in Philosophy features in the following genres: Social and political philosophy, Social theory, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
Social Functions in Philosophy is available in Hardback
Social Functions in Philosophy was written by Rebekka Hufendiek, Daniel James, Raphael van Riel and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Social Functions in Philosophy has 254 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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