Chapter One. Human Inquiry and Science
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LOOKING FOR REALITY
Ordinary Human Inquiry
Tradition
Authority
Errors in Inquiry and
Some Solutions
Whatís Really Real?
THE FOUNDATIONS
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Theory, Not Philosophy
or Belief
Social Regularities
Aggregates, Not Individuals
A Variable Language
SOME DIALECTICS
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Idiographic and Nomothetic
Explanation
Inductive and Deductive
Theory
Qualitative and Quantitative
Data
THE ETHICS OF SOCIAL
RESEARCH
Voluntary Participation
No Harm to Subjects