The Return of Grand Theory in the Human

The past quarter of a century has seen dramatic developments in social and political thought. This volume of essays offers an indispensable introduction to some of the most influential amongst them. Quentin Skinner's introduction traces broad transformations such as the erosion of empiricist assumptions and the undermining of the positivist ideal of the unification of the sciences by the impact of foreign traditions on English-speaking social science.

List of contributors
Preface
1. Introduction: The Return of Grand Theory Quentin Skinner
2. Hans-Georg Gadamer William Outhwaite
3. Jacques Derrida David Hoy
4. Michel Foucault Mark Philp
5. Thomas Kuhn Barry Barnes
6. John Rawls Alan Ryan
7. Jurgen Habermas Anthony Giddens
8. Louis Althusser Susan James
9. Claude Levi-Strauss James Boon
10. The Annales historians Stuart Clark
Bibliography
Index of names.

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The Return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences

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