Big Ideas in Social Science (ePub)
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Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the...
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Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21stCentury? What is social science?
InBig Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society’s burning questions to 18 of the world’s leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey.
The result is a collection of thought-provoking discussions that span the fields of sociology, politics, economics, criminology, geography and many more.From the people who brought us thePhilosophy Bitesseries,Big Ideas in Social Scienceis a fascinating and accessible introduction to the key ideas and findings of the social sciences.
The interviews for this book are based on a series of podcasts,Social Science Bites, sponsored by SAGE.Social Science Biteswas inspired by the popular Philosophy Bites podcast (www.philosophybites.com), which was founded by David and Nigel in 2007 and has so far had 26 million downloads. Philosophy Bites has spawned three books,Philosophy Bites, Philosophy Bites BackandPhilosophy Bites Again.
InBig Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society’s burning questions to 18 of the world’s leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey.
The result is a collection of thought-provoking discussions that span the fields of sociology, politics, economics, criminology, geography and many more.From the people who brought us thePhilosophy Bitesseries,Big Ideas in Social Scienceis a fascinating and accessible introduction to the key ideas and findings of the social sciences.
The interviews for this book are based on a series of podcasts,Social Science Bites, sponsored by SAGE.Social Science Biteswas inspired by the popular Philosophy Bites podcast (www.philosophybites.com), which was founded by David and Nigel in 2007 and has so far had 26 million downloads. Philosophy Bites has spawned three books,Philosophy Bites, Philosophy Bites BackandPhilosophy Bites Again.
Autoren-Porträt
David Edmonds is an award-winning documentary maker for the BBC. He is the author or co-author (with John Eidinow) of several books, including Wittgenstein’s Poker (short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award), Bobby Fischer Goes To War (long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize), and Rousseau’s Dog. His most recent book is Would You Kill The Fat Man? He is a Senior Research Associate at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster and writer, described by Julian Baggini as 'one of the most-read popular philosophers of our time'. He is the interviewer for the popular Philosophy Bites podcast which he makes with David Edmonds and which has been downloaded over 28 million times is also the co-producer of the Social Science Bites podcast and co-edited the book Big Ideas in Social Science (SAGE) that was based on this series. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University and Lecturer in Philosophy at Nottingham University. He regularly teaches courses on aesthetics at Tate Modern.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2015, 184 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- ISBN-10: 147393348X
- ISBN-13: 9781473933484
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.2015
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