Winch, Peter.

The idea of a social science and its relation to philosophy / Peter Winch. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. - xxix, 136 p. ; 20 cm. - Routledge classics series .

Previously published in 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the Routledge classics edition -- Philosophical bearings -- Aims and strategy -- The underlabourer conception of philosophy -- Philosophy and science -- The philosopher's concern with language -- Conceptual and empirical enquiries -- The pivotal role of epistemology in philosophy -- Epistemology and the understanding of society -- Rules: Wittgenstein's analysis -- Some misunderstandings of Wittgenstein.

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Social sciences--Philosophy.

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