In an engaging, conversational and often humorous manner, The Lively Science draws upon some of the under-explored historical roots of the epistemology of human social research. It blends in new intellectual tools and incorporates them into a contemporary how-to-do-it guide for practicing a 'lively science'. This book represents the best of Michael Agar's visionary work in the social sciences - how to make a research question and answer it with the human in social science. With his usual uncompromising clarity and dry wit, Agar examines why human social science is still very definitely a science, and what that means in practice for researchers., The author draws upon a rich history of thinkers whose work may be unfamiliar to many, including Franz Brentano, Wilhelm Dilthey and Jeffrey Toulmin, as well as upon his own varied experiences over the years as an "applied" or "practicing" anthropologist, to illustrate his arguments throughout the book. With new forewords by Michael Brown and Ellen Taylor celebrating Agar's enormous contribution to the methodology, The Lively Science is for all social science researchers, students and qualitative methodologists who believe in putting the 'social' back into social science.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367510930
Author Michael Agar
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 156g