Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-268) and indexes
pt. I. Transcendental Realism. 1. Why Realism? Why Transcendental? 2. Experiment and Depth Realism. 3. The Impossibility of Empiricism and Idealism. 4. Stratification and Emergence -- pt. II. Critical Naturalism. 5. Social Being and Social Knowledge. 6. Explanation and Emancipation. 7. Interventions. 8. Why Critical? How Naturalist?