Positivism, scientific realism and political science: Recent developments in the philosophy of science

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-382

  Lane, Ruth ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Metaphysics; Political research; Positivism; Realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030538560     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692896008003003     Document Type: Article

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