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By constructing historical materialism as realist social theory, it becomes possible to resolve many dilemmas in Marxist discourse, such as voluntarism versus determinism and humanism versus economism. This book rethinks Marx's sociology as a form of realist social theory, extending Roy Bhaskar's philosophical realism into the social sciences.

Opposing the theist ontological logics more generally, this book argues that the earth-bound materialist dialectics of the classical Marxist tradition, and the naturalistic humanism these dialectics under-labour on the terrain of socio-historical being, offer a way forward for critical realist theory and for liberatory politics and ethics.

This reader suggests that returning to, and placing centre-stage, the role of philosophy, especially critical realist philosophy of science, is invaluable for efforts that seek to overcome or mitigate the uncertainty and acrimony which have characterised the discipline in recent years.

In Europe, the framework of economic competitiveness has become the defining aim of education, to be achieved by managerialist techniques and mechanisms. This book argues against this vision of education, and offers a different approach.

This reader is designed to make accessible in one volume, to lay person and academic, student and teacher alike, key readings to stimulate debate about and within critical realism.

Andrew Collier is the boldest defender of objectivity - in science, knowledge, thought, action, politics, morality and religion. The diverse contributions range from social and political thought to philosophy.

Poststructuralism has achieved remarkable success in challenging our belief in natural sex categories and instincts. Embracing biological and cultural variability, this book shows that the sexed body is naturally structured and deeply meaningful. It employs colourful illustrations from biology, anthropology and psychology.

Cynthia Lins Hamlin persuasively argues that critical realism represents a better safeguard against the relativism which springs from the conflation of social reality and our ideas about it.

In this book Christopher Norris develops the case for scientific realism by tackling various adversary arguments from a range of anti-realist positions.

This book offers a defence of realism in the philosophy of religion and argues that religious belief - with particular reference to Christian belief - is cognitive and open to rational discussion between believers and

A collection of articles by philosophers and social scientists. It addresses just what it means to invoke causal mechanisms, or powers, in the context of offering a causal explanation.