Understanding society: an interview with Daniel Little.

In this interview, Daniel Little provides an overview of his life and work in academia. Among other things, he discusses an actor-centred approach to theory of social ontology. For Little, this approach complements the assumptions of critical realism, in that it accords full ontological importance t...

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Publicado en:Journal of Critical Realism Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 293 - 346
Autores principales: Little, Daniel, Morgan, Jamie
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2023
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