Varieties of Social Explanation: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Science.

David‐Hillel Ruben, Daniel Little

The Philosophical Review · 1993 · 318 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

* Introduction Models Of Explanation * Causal Analysis * Rational Choice Theory * Interpretation Theory Variations And Elaborations * Functional and Structural ExplanationMaterialismEconomic AnthropologyStatistical Analysis Current Controversies * Methodological IndividualismRelativismToward Methodological Pluralism