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Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Philosophy of the Social Sciences


eISSN: 15527441 | ISSN: 00483931 | Current volume: 54 | Current issue: 5 Frequency: Bi-monthly
Since its foundation Philosophy of the Social Sciences has served as the international, interdisciplinary forum for current research, theory, and debate on the philosophical foundations of the social sciences.

Key Issues
Philosophy of the Social Sciences focuses on the central issues of the social sciences, including general methodology (explaining, theorizing, testing), the application of philosophy (especially individualism versus holism), the nature of rationality, and the history of theories and concepts. Among the topics you'll explore are:

  • Ethnomethodology
  • Evolution
  • Marxism
  • Phenomenology
  • Postmodernism
  • Rationality
  • Relativism
  • Scientific Methods
  • Textual Interpretations
Interdisciplinary
Philosophy of the Social Sciences' open editorial policy ensures that you'll enjoy rigorous scholarship on topics viewed from many different - and often conflicting - schools of thought. No school, party or style of philosophy of the social sciences is favored. Debate between schools is encouraged. Each issue presents submissions by distinguished scholars from a variety of fields including: anthropology, communications, economics, history, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sociology
 
Comprehensive
Each issue brings you in-depth discussions, symposia, literature surveys, translations, and review symposia of interest both to philosophers concerned with the social sciences and to social scientists concerned with the philosophical foundations of their subjects.  

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Since its foundation Philosophy of the Social Sciences has served as the international, interdisciplinary forum for current research, theory, and debate on the philosophical foundations of the social services. Philosophy of the Social Sciences focuses on the central issues of the social sciences, including general methodology (explaining, theorizing, testing) the application of philosophy (especially individualism versus holism), the nature of rationality and the history of theories and concepts. Among the topics you'll explore are: ethnomethodology, evolution, Marxism, phenomenology, postmodernism, rationality, relativism, scientific methods, and textual interpretations. Philosophy of the Social Sciences' open editorial policy ensures that you'll enjoy rigorous scholarship on topics viewed from many different-- and often conflicting-- schools of thought. No school, party or style of philosophy of the social sciences is favoured. Debate between schools is encouraged. Each issue presents submissions by distinguished scholars from a variety of fields, including: anthropology, communications, economics, history, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. Each issue brings you in-depth discussions, symposia, literature surveys, translations, and review symposia of interest both to philosophyers concerned with the social sciences and to social scientists concerned with the philosophical foundations of their subjects.

Founding Editors
Ian C. Jarvie† York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Harold Kaplan†  
John O'Neill† York University, Ontario, Canada
J. O. Wisdom†  
Editor
Ian C. Jarvie† York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Editors
Nathalie Bulle Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
Steve Fuller University of Warwick, UK
J.N. Hattiangadi York University, Canada
Kei Yoshida Waseda University, Japan
Editorial Board
Joseph Agassi† Tel Aviv University, Herzliyah, Israel
Hans Albert† University of Mannheim, Germany
Caroline Arruda Tulane University, USA
Jack Birner University of Trento, Italy
L. A. Boland Simon Fraser University, Canada
Jesus Zamora Bonilla UNED. Humanidades, Spain
Alban Bouvier Aix-Marseille Université, France
Augustine Brannigan University of Calgary, Canada
James M. Buchanan† George Mason University, United States, USA
K.O.L. Burridge† University of British Colombia, Canada
Kevin M. Cahill University of Bergen, Norway
Bruce Caldwell Duke University, USA
Noam Chomsky Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Avi J. Cohen York University, Canada
Kurt Danziger York University, Toronto, Canada
Francesco Di Iorio Nankai University, China
W. H. Dray† University of Ottawa, Canada
Morris N. Eagle Adelphi University, USA
Dave Elder-Vass Loughborough University, UK
Jon Elster Columbia University, United States, USA
Brian Epstein Tufts University, USA
Manuela Fernandez Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia
Stefano Gattei University of Trento, Italy
J. W. Grove† Queens University, Canada
Francesco Guala University of Milan, Italy
Irene Harvey Pennsylvania State University, United States, USA
Catherine Herfeld University of Hannover, Germany
Byron Kaldis National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Karin Knorr-Cetina University of Chicago, USA
Tadashi Kobayashi Osaka University, Japan
Daniel M. Little University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Steven Lukes New York University, USA
William Lynch Wayne State University, USA
Chris Mantzavinos University of Athens, Greece
Eleanora Montuschi University of Venice, Italy
Christopher Nichols† York University, Canada
Martin Palecek University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Mark Risjord Emory University, USA
Alexander Rosenberg Duke University, USA
Paul A Roth University of California-Santa Cruz, USA
Joseph Rouse Wesleyan University, USA
Marshall Sahlins† University of Chicago, United States, USA
Raphael Sassower University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
Theodore Schatzky University of Kentucky, USA
Evelyn Gröbl-Steinbach Schuster Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
Jeremy Shearmur Australian National University, Australia
Renan Springer de Freitas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Karsten Stueber College of the Holy Cross, USA
Enrique Suarez-Iniguez Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico
Charles Taylor McGill University, Canada
Sari Thomas Temple University, Philadelphia, United States, USA
Lars Udehn University of Stockholm, Sweden
H. T. Wilson McLaughlin College, York University, Canada
Alison Wylie University of British Columbia, Canada
Petri Ylikoski University of Helsinki, Finland
Julie Zahle University of Bergen, Norway
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