This text is one of the cornerstones of the critical realist position, which is now widely seen as offering a viable alternative to move positivism and post modernism. This revised edition includes a new foreword. "A Realist Theory of Science" (originally 1975, reprinted Verso, 1996).[...]
"Dialectic" is now widely regarded as a classic of contemporary philosophy. This book, first published in 1993, sets itself three main aims: the development of a general theory of dialectic, of which Hegelian dialectic can be seen to be a special case; the dialectical enrichment and deepening of cri[...]
Originally published in 1989, "Reclaiming Reality" still provides the most accessible introduction to the increasingly influential multi-disciplinary and international body of thought, known as critical realism. It is designed to 'underlabour' both for the sciences, especially the human sciences, an[...]
Now acknowledged as a classic in the philosophy of science, "A Realist Theory of Science" is one of the very few books which has transformed, not only our understanding of science, but that of the nature of the world it studies. Since its original publication in 1975, this book has inspired the mult[...]
Following on from Roy Bhaskar's first two books, "A Realist Theory of Science" and "The Possibility of Naturalism", "Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation", establishes the conception of social science as explanatory - and thence emancipatory - critique. "Scientific Realism and Human Emancipatio[...]
Reflections on meta-Reality is now widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary philosophy. It initiates the philosophy of meta-Reality, the third main phase of Roy Bhaskar's philosophical thoughts, after original or basic critical realism and dialectical critical realism. Originally published in 2[...]
From Science to Emancipation: Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment is the second of three books elaborating Roy Bhaskar 's new philosophy of metaReality, which appeared in rapid succession in 2002. With a new introduction from Mervyn Hartwick, this book contains some of the original transcr[...]
Since its original publication in 1979, The Possibility of Naturalism has been one of the most influential works in contemporary philosophy of science and social science. It is one of the cornerstones of the critical realist position, which is now widely seen as offering perhaps the only viable alte[...]
A Realist Theory of Science is one of the few books that have changed our understanding of the philosophy of science. In this analysis of the natural sciences, with a particular focus on the experimental process itself, Roy Bhaskar provides a definitive critique of the traditional, positivist concep[...]
Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change is a major new book addressing one of the most challenging questions of our time. Its unique standpoint is based on the recognition that effective and coherent interdisciplinarity is necessary to deal with the issue of climate change, and the multitude of linke[...]