Trusting in Reason: Martin Hollis and the Philosophy of Social Action Contributor(s): King, Preston (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714684007 ISBN-13: 9780714684000 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 192 |
LCCN: 2003004499 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.04" W x 8.5" (0.86 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |