Rational order from ‘irrational’ actions

Mind and Society 19 (2):317-321 (2020)
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Abstract

Rational outcomes of a social system do not necessarily require its individual participants to be rational. In macro systems, aggregate properties distinct from the behavior of their micro level components can emerge through complex interactions. Caution in building social sciences on assumption of methodological individualism seems appropriate.

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10.1007/s11299-020-00245-1

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