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Michael Root

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Specialties

  • epistemology
  • metaphysics
  • philosophy of language and social science
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Publications

  • "Race in the Social Sciences": Elsevier Science, Root, Michael, The Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology, 735-753, 2007.
  • "Community-Based Research": Sage, Root, Michael, Handbook of Social Science Methodology, 565-577, 2007.
  • "Social Problems": Oxford University Press, Root, Michael, Value-Free Science: Ideal or Illusion, 42-57, 2007.
  • "Measurement Error in Racial and Ethnic Statistics": Root, Michael, Biology and Philosophy, forthcoming.
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Awards

  • College of Liberal Arts Teaching Award, University of Minnesota, 1978 - none
Courses
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Courses

  • Phil 1004W - Introduction to Political Philosophy
  • Phil 4101 - Metaphysics
  • Phil 4105W - Epistemology
  • Phil 4611 - Philosophy of Social Science
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