How do institutions steer events? : an inquiry into the limits and possibilities of rational thought and action / John Wettersten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wettersten, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rationalism.

Weber, Max, 1864-1920.

Weber, Max.

Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994.

Popper, Karl R.

Physical Description:

x, 306 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2006]

Contents:

The limits of Weber's methodological individualism

Popper posed and solved new problems, but more was possible

Problems with individualist social theory

How can individualism account for institutions?

Limits of rationality call for a new ideal

Albert's critique of neoclassical economics fails to show a way forward

Problems with the rationality principle

Social anthropology remains too holistic

Traditional theories of rationality harm political theory and ethics

Rationality is problem-solving, critical and social

How are institutions and individuals related?

How to study institutions

Institutions which hinder rationality

How can social reform be critical?

Institutions and ethics

Conclusion: Spinoza's project and social science today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-299) and index.

ISBN:

0754653579

OCLC:

61179502