This book about the philosophy of science is the second out of four volumes by Richard Ned Lebow in this book series. It not only provides a useful overview of this broad topic, but also provides deeper insight into specific topics like the philosophy of science causation, epistemology and methods, and especially on counter factual analysis.

Provides an overview of the research of a prominent scholar in the field of epistemology and research methods Offers students of international relations and history a set of tools for using counterfactual experiments to probe complex causation The author's approach is original and focused on international relations Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
In a career spanning six decades Richard Ned Lebow has made contributions to the study of international relations, political and intellectual history, motivational and social psychology, philosophy of science, and classics. He has authored, coauthored or edited 30 books and almost 250 peer reviewed articles.

Inhalt

Introduction.- What Can We Know? How Do We Know.- Social Science as Case-Based Diagnostics.- If Mozart Had Died at Your Age: Psychologic vs. Statistical Inference.- Texts, Paradigms and Political Change.- Constructing Cause in International Relations.