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All the ideas for 'Causal Connections', 'On Probability and Induction' and ''Objectivity' in Social Sciences and Social Policy'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data [Weber]
The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person [Weber]
Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
Salmon says processes rather than events should be basic in a theory of physical causation [Salmon, by Psillos]