Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-403) and index.
Contents
Logical empiricism, 1922-1970 -- Popper and his followers -- Kuhn and Stegmüller -- Pragmatism -- Hermeneutics : the interpretation of texts -- Macrosociology of social science -- Microsociology of social science -- Science politics -- Cognitive processes in social science -- Personality influences in social science -- How does social science produce knowledge? -- Problems and dangers on the road of knowledge.
