Critical Realism The Difference it Makes [Hardcover]

Critical realism is a movement in philosophy and the human sciences most closely associated with the work of Roy Bhaskar. Since the publication of Bhaskars A Realist Theory of Science, critical realism has had a profound influence on a wide range of subjects. This reader makes accessible, in one volume, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism.
It explores the following themes:
* transcendental realist
* the theory of explanatory critique
* dialectics
* Bhaskar's critical naturalist philosophy of science.Part I: The Self - Method and Ethics
Part II: Social Science and Critique after the Linguistic Turn
Part III: Method, Politics and Policy
Part IV: Political Economy and GlobalismJustin Cruickshankis Lecturer in the Methodology and Philosophy of Social Science at Nottingham Trent University.