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Philosophy of the Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Philosophy and History of Science, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Economic Theory and Institutions.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Philosophy and History of Science Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Economic Theory and Institutions Critical Realism in Sociology Critical Theory and Philosophy |
| ISSN | 0048-3931 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.86 |
| h-index | 72 |
| i10-index | 454 |
| Total citations | 26,957 |
| Top institutions publishing here | York University |
| Journal website | www.sagepub.com |
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Answer: Interesting theories deny certain assumptions of their audience, while noninteresting theories affirm certain assumptions of their audience. This answer was arrived at through the examination of a number of famous social, and especially sociological, theories. That examination also generated a systematic index of the variety of propositional forms that interesting and non-interesting theories may…
The aim of this article is to elucidate the notions of explanation and mechanism, in particular of the social kind. A mechanism is defined as what makes a concrete system tick, and it is argued that to propose an explanation proper is to exhibit a lawful mechanism. The so-called covering law model is shown to…
The term “(social) mechanism” is frequently encountered in the social science literature, but there is considerable confusion about the exact meaning of the term. The article begins by addressing the main conceptual issues. Use of this term is the hallmark of an approach that is critical of the explanatory deficits of correlational analysis and of…
This article contributes to the revision of the concept of system in social theory using complexity theory. The old concept of social system is widely discredited; a new concept of social system can more adequately constitute an explanatory framework. Complexity theory offers the toolkit needed for this paradigm shift in social theory. The route taken…
