Abstract
Peter Winch's 1958 book The Idea of a Social Science contains two distinguishable sets of theses, one set bearing on the individual-level understanding of human beings, the other on the society-level understanding of the regularities and institutions to which human beings give rise. The first set of claims is persuasive and significant but the second is a mixed bunch: none is well established and only some are sound.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-77 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | History of the Human Sciences |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- History
- History and Philosophy of Science
Keywords
- Atomism
- Individualism
- Participation
- Practice
- Rules
- Sociology