Reason in Action: Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science - Couverture souple

Hollis, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521447798 ISBN 13 : 9780521447799

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Hollis Martin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Did Adam and Eve act rationally in eating the fruit of the forbidden tree? That can seem to depend solely on whether they had found the best means to their ends, in the spirit of the 'economic' theories of rationality. In this 1995 book, Martin Hollis respects the elegance and power of these theories but judges their paradoxes endemic. He argues that social action cannot be understood by viewing human beings as abstract individuals with preferences in search of satisfaction, nor by divorcing practical reason from questions of the rationality of norms, principles, practices and ends. These essays, focused on the themes of 'rational choice', 'roles and reasons' and 'other cultures, other minds', make the point and explore alternative approaches. Culled in revised form from twenty-five years' work, the essays range across periods and disciplines with a philosophical imagination and vivid prose, which will engage philosophers and social scientists alike.

Revue de presse :

'... this book presents an elegantly argued and forcefully stated counter-challenge to the naturalists.' British Journal of Sociology

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521447798
• ISBN 13: 9780521447799
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296