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Felix Kaufmann in Perspective: An Introductory Essay

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Felix Kaufmann's Theory and Method in the Social Sciences

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science ((BSPS,volume 303))

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The purpose of this introduction to the English translation of Felix Kaufmann’s Methodenlehre der Sozialwissenschaften of 1936 is to fill in for the reader aspects of the theoretical and historical background presupposed by Kaufmann’s work, with an eye to facilitating the reader’s assessment of Kaufmann’s contribution.

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Helling, I.K. (2014). Felix Kaufmann in Perspective: An Introductory Essay. In: Cohen, R., Helling, I. (eds) Felix Kaufmann's Theory and Method in the Social Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, vol 303. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02845-3_1

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