a philosophical analysis Van Dyke, Vernon 1912- creator text bibliography cau Stanford, Calif Stanford University Press c1960 1960 monographic eng

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xv, 235 p. ; 23 cm. Part I: Purposes in the study of politics. Introduction -- Questions of fact and value : the "is" and the "ought," means and ends -- Selecting and ordering descriptive data -- Explanation -- Prediction. Part II: The expression of knowledge : forms and processes. Facts -- Concepts -- Classification, generalization, hypotheses, rules, and principles -- Laws -- Theories. Part III: Approaches in the study of politics. Academic disciplines as approaches -- Approaches identified with salient features of political life -- Behavioral and analogical approaches -- Approaches identified with explanatory hypotheses or causal theories -- Methods. Part IV: Science? The study of politics : a science? Vernon Van Dyke. Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-228) and index. Political science Methodology Politieke filosofie Politische Wissenschaft Political science Methodology JA73 .V3 320.018 89.06 3,6 0804700427 9780804700429 60011836 WSU 721116 20151023231907.0 ocm00497060 eng