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Trusting in reason : Martin Hollis and the philosophy of social action /
Martin Hollis (d.1998) was arguably the most incisive, eloquent and witty philosopher of the social sciences of his time. His work is appreciated and contested here by some of the most eminent of contemporary social theorists. Hollis's philosophy of social action routinely distinguished between...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Frank Cass,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Martin Hollis (d.1998) was arguably the most incisive, eloquent and witty philosopher of the social sciences of his time. His work is appreciated and contested here by some of the most eminent of contemporary social theorists. Hollis's philosophy of social action routinely distinguished between understanding (rational) and explanation (causal). He argued that the aptest account of human interaction was to be made in terms of the first. Thus he focused upon the human reasons, for, rather than upon the natural causes of, action. This volume, for the first time, brings together important essay. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203501837 9780203501832 9780714655000 0714655007 9780714684000 0714684007 9781135758547 1135758549 9781135758493 1135758492 9781135758530 1135758530 0203609840 9780203609842 1280045892 9781280045899 |