The A Priori Method in the Social Sciences

This edited volume takes a multidisciplinary look at the philosophical concept of a priori. Placing social sciences at the heart of the discussion this book establishes a dialogue between various disciplines and the different postulates presuppositions prejudices paradigms beliefs commonplaces biases or emotions that forge their theoretical and practical constructs.<p></p>The book is divided into three parts. Chapters in Part I lay the foundations of a new antecedent approach that revisits the classical approach to a priori and its relationships with law and philosophy. Chapters in Part II extend the analysis to economics and management on such key topics as blockchain technology labor health insurance and innovation. Finally chapters in Part III turn to anthropology and sociology to reconsider the core methods of these different disciplines and to nourish reflection on the basis of new working hypotheses.<p></p><p></p>