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An exploration of the relationship between social science and philosophy, and the range of problems that have attended this relationship. The author argues that social science has turned to philosophy, especially in areas such as the philosophy of science and other sites of philosophical foundationalism, in search of cognitive identity and the grounds for normative and empirical judgement. The emphasis is on political and social theory and the theoretical constitution of social phenomena.

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Orders of Discourse is a dense . . . and challenging book, nearly breathtaking in its scope.--Pontuso, James F. Perspectives On Political Science

Orders of Discourse is a dense ... and challenging book, nearly breathtaking in its scope. -- James F. Pontuso, Institute of United States Studies Perspectives On Political Science This book presents the most systematic and powerful statement of John Gunnell's Wittgenstein-inspired critique of the epistemological project of validating political theory and the social sciences. -- John Horton, Keele University Political Science In a number of chapters Gunnell shows how various metapractices have claimed far too much for themselves and have consequently impeded progress or right understanding in the practices on which they reflect. The Review Of Politics This interesting and provocative book marks the culmination of Gunnell's work in recent years on the relationship between philosophy and social science. International Science Review Sobering and provocative book. Ethics Worth reading even if only for its synoptic accounts of virtually every contemporary theorist of note. Highly recommended... -- D.H. Rice, University of Arkansas at Little Rock CHOICE, April 1999 Clearly written, densely argued. Journal of American Politics An interesting book. Economics and Philosophy

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John G. Gunnell is Distunguished Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany. He is the author of The Descent of Political Theory: The Genealogy of an American Vocation.

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