Critical Realism: Essential Readings

Critical realism is a movement in philosophy and the human sciences most closely associated with the work of Roy Bhaskar. Since the publication of Bhaskars A Realist Theory of Science, critical realism has had a profound influence on a wide range of subjects. This reader makes accessible, in one volume, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism.
It explores the following themes: * transcendental realist * the theory of explanatory critique * dialectics * Bhaskar’s critical naturalist philosophy of science.