The explanation of social action / [electronic resource] John Levi Martin. Martin, John Levi, 1964- Social action. Sociology. Social sciences Philosophy. HM585 .M3458 2011 303.484 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title is a critique of the conventional understanding of methods of explanation in the social sciences. The author argues that any scientific approach to explanation must build on the phenomenological experience of actors. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 396 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199773312.001.0001 eng