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Göran Djurfeldt

Professor emeritus

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Mariyamma and the logic of realist explanation in sociology

Author

  • Göran Djurfeldt

Editor

  • Partha Nath Mukherji

Summary, in English

Realism as a theory of science, in the view of the author of this paper, provides elegant solutions to several puzzles and dilemmas, not only in philosophy, but also to some of the most fundamental theorerical and methodological problems in social science. This paper introduces scien­tific realism, and presents one way of applying it to social science.

Department/s

  • Sociology
  • Department of Human Geography

Publishing year

2000

Language

English

Pages

199-212

Publication/Series

Methodology in social research: dilemmas and perspective: : Essays in honour of Ramkrishna Mukherjee

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Sage Publications India

Topic

  • Sociology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9780761994404