Winch's double-edged idea of a social science

Philip Pettit

doi:10.1177/09526950022120601

Winch's double-edged idea of a social science

Philip Pettit^*

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Peter Winch's 1958 book The Idea of a Social Science contains two distinguishable sets of theses, one set bearing on the individual-level understanding of human beings, the other on the society-level understanding of the regularities and institutions to which human beings give rise. The first set of claims is persuasive and significant but the second is a mixed bunch: none is well established and only some are sound.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-77
Number of pages	15
Journal	History of the Human Sciences
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/09526950022120601
Publication status	Published - Feb 2000

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