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Howell (governance and leadership, Plymouth U.) presents an introduction to the philosophy of methodology, with a focus on the social or human sciences and related philosophical or interdisciplinary research. He draws together diverse perspectives on the nature of inquiry, truth, data collection and evidence. He draws a distinction between methodology and methods: the former refers to research strategy while the latter to the means of inquiry. He explores rationalist, empiricist, ethnographic, post-structuralist, phenomenological, pragmatic, positivistic, constructivist, and other methods. He's sensitive to concerns about the unaccounted for influence of subjectivity depending on one's methodological assumptions. He devotes a whole chapter to Foucault and his "archaeological method." The text is designed for advanced undergraduate students and introduces its subjects in a loose progression, but can be read for reference purposes. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
