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Little, Daniel Eastman was born on April 7, 1949 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of William Charles and Emma Lou (Eastman) Little.
(This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy o...)
This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy of economics with a distinctive point of view -- the contributors have selected particular areas of economics and have probed these areas for the philosophical and methodological issues that they raise. The primary essays are written by philosophers concentrating on philosophical issues that arise at the level of the everyday theoretical practice of working economists. Commentary essays are provided by working economists responding to the philosophical arguments from the standpoint of their own disciplines. The volume thus represents something of an 'experiment' in the philosophy of science, striving as it does to explore methodological issues across two research communities. The purpose of the volume is very specific: to stimulate a discussion of the epistemology and methodology of economics that works at the level of detail of existing 'best practice' in economics today. The contributors have designed their contributions to stimulate productive conversation between philosophers and economists on topics in the methodology of economics.
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(This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy o...)
This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy of economics with a distinctive point of view -- the contributors have selected particular areas of economics and have probed these areas for the philosophical and methodological issues that they raise. The primary essays are written by philosophers concentrating on philosophical issues that arise at the level of the everyday theoretical practice of working economists. Commentary essays are provided by working economists responding to the philosophical arguments from the standpoint of their own disciplines. The volume thus represents something of an 'experiment' in the philosophy of science, striving as it does to explore methodological issues across two research communities. The purpose of the volume is very specific: to stimulate a discussion of the epistemology and methodology of economics that works at the level of detail of existing 'best practice' in economics today. The contributors have designed their contributions to stimulate productive conversation between philosophers and economists on topics in the methodology of economics.
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( The Scientific Marx was first published in 1986. Minnes...)
The Scientific Marx was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Marx advanced Capital to the public as a scientific explanation of the capitalist economy, intending it to be evaluated by ordinary standards of scientific adequacy. Today, however, most commentators emphasize Marx's humanism or his theory of historical materialism over his scientific claims. The Scientific Marx thus represents a break with many current views of Marx's analysis of capitalism in that it takes seriously his claim that Capital is a rigorous scientific investigation of the capitalist mode of production. Daniel Little discusses the main features of Marx's account, applying the tools of contemporary philosophy of science. He analyzes Marx's views on theory and explanation in the social sciences, the logic of Marx's empirical practices, the relation between Capital and historical materialism, the centrality of micro-foundations in Marx's analysis, and the minimal role that dialectics plays in his scientific method. Throughout, Little relies on "evidence taken from Marx's actual practice as a social scientist rather than from his explicit methodological writings." The book contributes to current controversies in the literature of "analytic Marxism" joined by such authors as Jon Elster, G.A. Cohen, and John Roemer.
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In this innovative book, Daniel Little compares the positions of various social scientists regarding debates in China studies. Little focuses on four topics: the relative importance of individual rationality and community values in explaining traditional peasant behavior; the role of marketing and transportation systems in Chinese society; the causes of agricultural stagnation in traditional China; and the reasons for peasant rebellions in Qing China. He not only makes a constructive contribution to these controversies but also provides examples of the diversity of social science research.
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( We live in a time of human paradoxes. Scientific knowle...)
We live in a time of human paradoxes. Scientific knowledge has reached a level of sophistication that permits understanding of the most arcane phenomena and yet religious fundamentalism dominates in many parts of the world. We witness the emergence of a civil, liberal constitutionalism in many regions of the world and yet ethnic violence threatens the lives and dignity of millions. And we live in a time of rapid economic and technological advance and yet several billions of people live in persistent debilitating poverty. In this book, Daniel Little dissects these paradoxes offering the clearest perspective on how best to approach international development.Using both empirical and philosophical approaches, Little provides a schematic acquaintance with the most important facts about global development at the turn of the twentieth century. In doing so, he explores what appear to be the most relevant moral principles and insights that ought to be invoked as we consider these facts and then draws conclusions about what sorts of values and goals ought to guide economic development in the twenty-first century.
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Professor Little presents an introduction to the philosophy of social science with an emphasis on the central forms of explanation in social science: rational-intentional, causal, functional, structural, materialist, statistical and interpretive. The book is very strong on recent developments, particularly in its treatment of rational choice theory, microfoundations for social explanation, the idea of supervenience, functionalism, and current discussions of relativism.Of special interest is Professor Little's insight that, like the philosophy of natural science, the philosophy of social science can profit from examining actual scientific examples. Throughout the book, philosophical theory is integrated with recent empirical work on both agrarian and industrial society drawn from political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, and economics.Clearly written and well structured, this text provides the logical and conceptual tools necessary for dealing with the debates at the cutting edge of contemporary philosophy of social science. It will prove indispensible for philosophers, social scientists and their students.
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The convergence of inexactness and intelligibility in social phenomena makes social and historical inquiry fascinating. The social world is not chaotic and social processes are not unrelated strings of events. We can explain social patterns in ways that illuminate social outcomes. At the same time, the social world does not constitute a closed, determined system of variables and outcomes, in the same way that quantum chemistry systemizes the properties of all physical structures. Instead, the social sciences are a tangle of cross-cutting, overlapping sets of theories, hypotheses, causal models, idealized facts, interpretive principles, and bodies of empirical findings that may illuminate but do not reduce. In Microfoundations, Method, and Causation, Daniel Little combines a purely philosophical perspective on social science, with the theoretical and empirical practice of working scientists. Part 1 focuses on the theory of popular politics constructed within the context of analytical Marxism. In part 2, Little asks if rational choice theory provides an adequate basis for explaining patterns of social, political, and economic behavior in traditional China. The essays in part 3 reveal the philosophy of social science as understood by philosophers. Here, Little probes issues of objectivity, empiricism, and generalizations, and makes the case that social generalizations are not akin to laws of nature. Little's approach to social science research effectively points out the limits inherent in social theories, as well as questions and answers that may be posed to the social world. In a clear, compelling, and honest fashion, he urges both the social scientist and the philosopher who studies the social sciences, to make the most of empirical methods of research to develop hypotheses about the social world. As such, this is a must read for sociologists, social theorists, and philosophers.
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Little, Daniel Eastman was born on April 7, 1949 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of William Charles and Emma Lou (Eastman) Little.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with highest honors, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with high honors, University of Illinois, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1977.
Assistant professor University Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, 1976-1979. Visiting associate professor Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1985-1987. Visiting scholar Center International Affairs Harvard University, 1989-1991, associate Center International Affairs, 1991-1995.
Assistant professor Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1979-1985, associate professor, 1985-1992, professor, 1992-1996, chairman department philosophy and religion, 1992-1993, associate dean faculty, 1993-1996. Vice president academic affairs Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1996-2000, professor philosophy, 1996-2000. Chancellor University Michigan, Dearborn, since 2000, professor philosophy, since 2000.
Faculty associate Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research, since 2000. Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1973-1976. Participant international conferences Center Asian and Pacific Studies, University Oregon, 1992, Social Science Research Council/McArthur Foundation, University California, San Diego, 1991, Budapest, Hungary, 1990, Morelos, Mexico, 1989, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, 1990, University Manchester, England, 1986.
Member screening committee on international peace and security Social Science Research Council/MacArthur Foundation, 1991-1994. Manuscript reviewer Yale University Press, Cambridge University Press, Princeton University Press, Oxford University Press, Westview Press, Harvard University Press, Canada Journal Philosophy, Philosophy Social Sciences, Synthese, American Political Science Review. Grant proposal reviewer National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, National Endowment for Humanities.
Tenure and promotion reviewer University Tennessee, Bowdoin College, Duke University, University Wisconsin. Faculty associate Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Research, since 2000.
(This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy o...)
(This volume represents a contribution to the philosophy o...)
( Professor Little presents an introduction to the philos...)
( In this innovative book, Daniel Little compares the pos...)
( The convergence of inexactness and intelligibility in s...)
( The Scientific Marx was first published in 1986. Minnes...)
( We live in a time of human paradoxes. Scientific knowle...)
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Member American Philosophical Association, American Society for Political & Legal Philosophy, Assn.Asian Studies, International Association Philosophy of Law & Social Philosophy, International Development Ethics Association Beta Kappa.
Married Ronnie Alice Friedland, September 12, 1976 (divorced May 1995). Children: Joshua Friedland-Little, Rebecca Friedland-Little.