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9780765802323

The Social Sciences and Rationality: Promise, Limits, and Problems

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765802323

  • ISBN10:

    0765802325

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-05-31
  • Publisher: Routledge

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The Social Sciences and Rationality brings together prominent scholars working in several social science disciplines and the philosophy of science to debate the promise and problems of rational choice theory. In its simplest form, the theory postulates that humans are purposive beings who pursue their goals in a rational, efficient manner, seeking the greatest benefit at the lowest cost. In the introduction and conclusion, the editors survey the current state of the debate and show how open, constructive dialogue enables us to move beyond hackneyed accusations and dismissals that have characterized much previous debate.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Diagrams
ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1(22)
Axel van den Berg
Hudson Meadwell
Part 1: Rationality, Social and Economic
Towards a Sociological Rational Choice Theory
23(18)
Michael Hechter
Rationality Revised: The Evolution of an Axiom in Economics
41(40)
George Grantham
Rationality in Economics and Econometrics: Theoretical Devices, Issues and Puzzles
81(28)
Robin Rowley
Part 2: How Rational Are We Really? Views from Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science
Systemism: The Alternative to Individualism and Holism
109(16)
Mario Bunge
Rational? Agents
125(12)
Storrs McCall
Penser la guerre, Clausewitz
137(8)
John A. Hall
On the Use of the Prisoners' Dilemma to Analyze the Relations Between Employment Security, Trust, and Effort
145(24)
Michael R. Smith
Judges as Rational Actors: Strategic Behavior and the Emergence of Judicial Supremacy in Canada
169(22)
Christopher P. Manfredi
Part 3: Wrapping Up
Concluding Remarks
191(8)
Ian Shapiro
Conclusion 199(24)
Hudson Meadwell
Axel van den Berg
Contributors 223(2)
Index 225

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