How Do Institutions Steer Events?: An Inquiry Into the Limits and Possibilities of Rational Thought and Action

Routledge (2006)
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Theories of explanation in the social sciences vacillate between holism and individualism. This book contends that this has been a consequence of theories of rationality which assume that rationality requires coherent theories to be shown to be true. It claims that traditional explanations place unrealistic demands on individuals and institutions.

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9780754653578   9781315253176   9781138262966   0754653579   113826296X

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10.4324/9781315253176
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