Trusting in reason : Martin Hollis and the philosophy of social action / / edited by Preston King
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| Titolo: |
Trusting in reason : Martin Hollis and the philosophy of social action / / edited by Preston King
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 192 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethics |
| Social action | |
| Practical reason | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
KingPreston T. <1936->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Trusting in Reason; Liberalism for the Liberals, Cannibalism for the Cannibals; Hollis, Rousseau and Gyges' Ring; Trust and Political Constitutions; Trust, Choice and Routines: Putting the Consumer on Trial; Whose Dirty Hands? How to Prevent Buck-Passing; Many (Dirty) Hands Make Light Work: Martin Hollis's Account of Social Action; The Bond of Society: Reason or Sentiment?; Collective Reasoning: A Critique of Martin Hollis's Position; A Quick Peek into the Abyss: The Game of Social Life in Martin Hollis's Trust Within Reason; Rational Choice and Trust |
| The Rule of Law and the Rule of PersonsAbstracts; Notes on Contributors; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Trusting in reason |
| ISBN: | 0-203-60984-0 |
| 1-135-75854-9 | |
| 1-280-04589-2 | |
| 0-203-50183-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450835503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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