How Long to Read The Explanation of Social Action

How Long Does it Take to Read The Explanation of Social Action?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read The Explanation of Social Action by John Levi Martin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Explanation of Social Action is a sustained critique of the conventional understanding of what it means to "explain" something in the social sciences. It makes the strong argument that the traditional understanding involves asking questions that have no clear foundation and provoke an unnecessary tension between lay and expert vocabularies. Drawing on the history and philosophy of the social sciences, John Levi Martin exposes the root of the problem as an attempt to counterpose two radically different types of answers to the question of why someone did a certain thing: first person and...

How long is The Explanation of Social Action?

The Explanation of Social Action by John Levi Martin is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Explanation of Social Action Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read The Explanation of Social Action aloud.

What Reading Level is The Explanation of Social Action?

The Explanation of Social Action is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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