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VI Table of confents
CHAPTER m Psychology, by Jean Piaget
Scientific psychology and philosophy, p. 226; Empiricism without
structuralism and the need for explanation in psychology, p. 229; The
organicist trend and the relations of psychology and biology, p. 235;
The physicalist trend and the various levels of perception, p. 239;
Psycho-sociological trends and the interactions between the general
and the social, p. 242; Psychoanalytic research into mental specificity,
p. 248;The speciiicityof behaviour and thestructures of memory,p. 252;
Psychogenetic structuralism with reference to animals and children and
theories of the intelligence, p. 258; Abstract models, p. 263; Relation-
ships between psychology and other sciences, p. 269; The applications
of psychology: basic research and 'applied' psychology, p. 274; Notes,
p. 280.
CHAPTER IV Economics 283
Introduction, p. 283; The development of economics and its place
among the sciences of man, p. 284; Economic thinking, models and
methods, p. 302; Some of the major issues facing economics today,
p. 322; Conclusion, p. 343; Notes, p. 344.
CHAPTER v Demography, by Jean Bourgeois-Pichat 351
General considerations concerning demographic research, p. 35 I ;
Demographic research and biology, p. 356; Demographic research and
economic development, p. 368 ; Demographic research and human
ecology, p. 378; Demographic research and sociology, p. 381; Demographic
research and means of observation, p. 383; The contribution
of demographic research to the other sciences, p. 385; Organization of
demographic research, p. 387; Survey of the present situation, p. 394;
A few closing remarks, p. 406; Notes, p. 407; References, p. 409.
CHAPTER VI Linguistics, by Roman Jakobson 419
Relationship between the science of language and other sciences, p. 419;
Sources cited, p. 448; Essentials and goals of contemporary linguistics,
p. 453; Recent surveys of current linguistic issues (1958-1968), p. 461.
2. Interdisciplinary aspects of research
CHAPTER w General problems of interdisciplinary research and common
mechanisms, by Jean Piaget 467
Position of the problems, p. 467; Structures and rules (or norms),
p. 479; Functioning and values, p. 493; Meanings and their systems,
p. 510; Conclusion: the subject of knowledge and the human sciences,
p. 521; Notes, p. 526.
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VIII Mathematical models and methods, by Raymond Boudon 529
Introduction, p. 529; The traditional uses of mathematics in the human
sciences, p. 530; The major trends characterizing the applications of
mathematical methods and models in the human sciences, p. 536; The
different types of models, p. 556; Tlie future, p. 573; Notes, p. 575.
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