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lndividualism and Holism in the Social Sciences
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Michael Bradie
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May 14, 2016
Abstract
Harold Kincaid’s Individualism and the Unity of Science is a subtle and nuanced analysis of the interlocking themes and issues surrounding the struggle between ‘holists’ and ‘individualists’ in the social sciences. Two major claims, one substantial and one methodological, emerge from this analysis. The substantial claim is a defense of a ‘non-reductive unity’ of the sciences. The methodological claim is that the disputes between reductionists and pluralists or between individualists and holists are empirical and not conceptual disputes. In this paper, I focus on what I take to be Kincaid’s central theses.
Published Online: 2016-05-14
Published in Print: 2002-05-01
© 2002 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
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