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On justification : economies of worth /

A vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their experience to appeal to principles they hope will command respect. Individuals, however, often misread situations, and many disagreements can be explain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boltanski, Luc
Otros Autores: Thévenot, Laurent
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their experience to appeal to principles they hope will command respect. Individuals, however, often misread situations, and many disagreements can be explained by people appealing, knowingly and unknowingly, to different principles. On Justification is the first English translation of Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot's ambitious theoretical examination of these phenomena, a book that has already had a huge impact on French sociology and is likely to h.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 389 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-389).
ISBN:1400827140
9781400827145