Sociology-Philosophy Connection, Paperback by Bunge, Mario Augusto; Boudon, Raymond (FRW), ISBN 1412849659, ISBN-13 9781412849654, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Bunge (philosophy, McGill U.) argues for an integrated understanding of sociology and philosophy. He demonstrates the philosophical underpinnings of sociology, exploring how sociology tries to quantify social experience, the lure and disappointment of rational choice theory, the complicated idea if any "social mechanism," the sociology of science in its rational and constructivist modes, and academic charlatanism surrounding the sociology-philosophy connection. This is a theoretical intervention that is not especially data-driven. Binge argues for the objectivity of sociological facts and the deeply intertwined nature of morality and science. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()