Philosophy of Social Science

3 credits · Graduate

Can people from different cultures understand each other? What is it to be a member of a culture? Are societies best thought of as collections of individuals, or are individuals constituted by societies? In what sense are the social sciences "sciences"? Are societies describable by explanatory laws? What counts as an explanation of human behaviour? This course explores these and related questions through a reading of classic and contemporary philosophers and social theorists. CROSSLISTED: PHIL 3520.03, POLI 3496.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion