Reason and Cause: Social Science and the Social World

by Richard Ned Lebow

Philosophy and social science assume that reason and cause are objective and universally applicable concepts. Through close readings of ancient and modern philosophy, history and literature, Richard Ned Lebow demonstrates that these concepts are actually specific to time and place. He traces their parallel evolution by focusing on classical Athens, the Enlightenment through Victorian England, and the early twentieth century. This important book shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110847943X
• ISBN13: 9781108479431
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"