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Controversies and Decisions: The Social Sciences and Public Policy

By Charles Frankel

Book information

Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation
Year
1976
ISBN
0871542625, 9780871542625
Google Books ID
Pp7zwAEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23143218 bytes)
Pages
309\310
Time added
2023-12-25 06:37:42

Description

Explores the various aspects of recent debates over the independence of the social sciences. The contributors are Kenneth E. Boulding, Harvey Brooks, Jonathan R. Cole, Stephen Cole, Lee J. Cronbach, Paul Doty, Yaron Ezrahi, Charles Frankel, H. Field Haviland, Hugh Hawkins, Harry G. Johnson, Robert Nisbet, Nicholas Rescher, Edward Shils, and Adam Yarmolinksy. The essays deal with such topics as the relation of "values" to "facts" in social science inquiry; the interplay of theoretical and practical considerations; the moral obligations of social science investigators in political contexts; and the ways and means of protecting and advancing the autonomy of the social sciences.

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