Normativity and Naturalism in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences [Hardcover]

Normativity and Naturalism in the Social Sciencesengages with a central debate within the philosophy of social science: whether social scientific explanation necessitates an appeal to norms, and if so, whether appeals to normativity can be rendered scientific. This collection brings together contributions from a diverse group of philosophers who explore a broad but thematically unified set of questions, many of which stem from an ongoing debate between Stephen Turner and Joseph Rouse (both contributors to this volume) on the role of naturalism in the philosophy of the social sciences. Informed by recent developments in both philosophy and the social sciences, this volume will set the benchmark for contemporary discussions about normativity and naturalism. This collection will be relevant to philosophers of social science, philosophers in interested in the rule following and metaphysics of normativity, and theoretically oriented social scientists.

1. Introduction Mark Risjord  2. The Naturalistic Moment in Normativism Stephen Turner  3. Toward a New Naturalism: Niche Construction, Conceptual Normativity and Scientific Practice Joseph Rouse  4. What Would it be to be a Norm? Paul Roth  5. Social Normativism Jaroslav Peregrin  6. Methodological Antinaturalism, Norms, and Participant Observation Julie Zahle  7. Agents, Reasons, and the Nature of NormativityKarsten Stueber  8. Autism and Like-Mindedness Janette Dinishak  9. Responsiveness to Norms Mark Okrent  10. Explaining by Reference to Norms is only Natural (or Should be) David Henderson  11. Ecological Attunement and the Normativity of Practice Mark Risjord  12. The Assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Sacred Cows, and the Cl#'