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A theory of social action

Title
A theory of social action / Raimo Tuomela.
Author
Tuomela, Raimo.
Publication
Dordrecht ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co. ; Higham, MA, U.S.A. : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1984.

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Book/TextUse in library HM51 .T777 1984Off-site

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Description
x, 534 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Synthese library ; v. 171
Uniform Title
Synthese library ; v. 171.
Subject
Note
  • Includes indexes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 500-510.
Contents
Philosophy and the theory of social action -- Individualism and concept formation in the social sciences -- Theories of action -- The purposive-causal theory of human action -- The structure of social action -- Action generation -- Practical inference and social action -- Norms, rules, and social structures -- Social interaction and control -- A pragmatic theory of explanation -- Proximate explanation of social action -- Dynamic explanation of social action -- Functional and invisible hand explanation of social action -- Explanatory individualism and explanation of social laws.
ISBN
  • 9027717036
  • 9789027717030
LCCN
84006863
OCLC
  • ocm10711945
  • 10711945
  • SCSB-8794600
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library