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Title Rational action : studies in philosophy and social science / edited by Ross Harrison.

Publication Info. Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1979.

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Description xii, 176 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Rational man and social science / Martin Hollis -- Internal and external reasons / Bernard Williams -- Ethical consistency / Ross Harrison -- Wish-fulfilment / Richard Wollheim -- Holistic explanation: an outline of a theory / Christopher Peacocke -- Rational actors in macrosociological analysis / James Coleman -- Rational choice and political principles / Albert Weale -- Information analysis of moral principles / Amartya Sen -- Reflections on the state of nature / J.E.J. Altham -- Is there a free-rider problem, and if so, what is it? / Richard Tuck -- Contract, coercion, and consciousness / John Maguire.
Subject Act (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Social sciences.
Social sciences.
Action (Philosophie)
Sciences sociales.
Handelingstheorie.
Filosofische aspecten.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Rationalität.
Added Author Harrison, Ross.
ISBN 0521227143
9780521227148