Topics in Philosophy of Science: Social Science

As taught in: Fall 2006

A crowd of people on the street at night.

A crowd of people. This course is about the philosophy behind the study of people and their behaviors, i.e. social science. (Image courtesy of Aaron Martlage.)

Instructors:

Prof. Sally Haslanger

MIT Course Number:

24.810

Level:

Graduate

Course Description

This course offers an advanced survey of current debates about the ontology, methodology, and aims of the social sciences.

*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.