[Critical-Realism] re causality in Realist Theory of Science / Ekstrom.

["Brian Dick" <briandick51@xxxxxxxxx>]

I second Wendy's suggestion.  Ekstrom's article (and his later work) is very
helpful.  Here's a link (although you may have to request a pdf copy from
Wendy or I):

http://asj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/107

In looking up links, I also came across Somer's article who, along with
George Steinmetz, have been putting out some great stuff at the U of
Michigan:

*"We're No Angels": Realism, Rational Choice, and Relationality in Social
Science*<http://www.jstor.org/view/00029602/di000029/00p0227n/0?currentResult=00029602%2bdi000029%2b00p0227n%2b0%2c7BA5FFFFF7FCEFBE00&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FAdvancedResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26q0%3DCausal%2BExplanation%2BOf%2BSocial-Action%26f0%3D%26c0%3DAND%26ar%3Don%26wc%3Don%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3D>
Margaret R. Somers<http://www.jstor.org/search/BasicResults?Search=Search&Query=aa:%22Margaret
R. Somers%22&hp=25&si=1&wc=on>
*The American Journal of Sociology* <http://www.jstor.org/browse/00029602> >
Vol. 104, No. 3 <http://www.jstor.org/browse/00029602/di000029> (Nov.,
1998), pp. 722-784
Stable URL:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9602%28199811%29104%3A3%3C722%3A%22NARRC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X

Brian


Hi all
I'm sure you all probably have plenty of things that you've read about
causality but I did find this article helpful.

Ekstrom, M. (1992). "Causal Explanation Of Social-Action - The
Contribution Of Weber,Max And Of Critical Realism To A Generative View
Of Causal Explanation In Social-Science." Acta Sociologica 35(2):
107-122.

If anyone wants a copy of it, maybe you can reach me by p rivate email
and I'll try to send it along as a PDF.

Yours
Wendy
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