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Focusing on the disciplines of economics, sociology, political science, and history, this book examines how American social science came to model itself on natural science and …
The aspiration to relate the past ‘as it really happened’ has been the central goal of American professional historians since the late nineteenth century. In this remarkable …
The Empire of Chance tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life over the last three centuries. A continuous narrative …
Self-Interest before Adam Smith inquires into the foundations of economic theory. It is generally assumed that the birth of modern economic science, marked by the publication of …
Liberty, Right and Nature is a vibrant and powerful contribution to the recently renewed debate over natural rights and natural rights language. Annabel Brett argues persuasively …
A comprehensive account of English legal thought in the age of Blackstone and Bentham.
Max Weber is widely regarded as one of the foundational thinkers of the twentieth century. But how did this reclusive German scholar manage to leave such an indelible mark on …
Max Weber is widely regarded as one of the foundational thinkers of the twentieth century. But how did this reclusive German scholar manage to leave such an indelible mark on …
The author chronicles the rise of Sociology and the prominent thinkers of the nineteenth-century.