The Origin of Values: Essays in the Sociology and Philosophy of Beliefs Sociology and Philosophy of Beliefs
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Transaction Publ
Fr. 42.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
Juni 2001
Verlag
Transaction PublSeitenzahl
230
Maße (L/B/H)
23.8/16.2/2.5 cm
Gewicht
494 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-7658-0043-5
Boudon classifies the main theories of value including those based on firm belief, social or biological factors, and rational or utilitarian attitudes. He discusses the popular and widely influential Rational Choice Model, critiques the postmodernist approach, which sees all values as the emanation of singular cultures. Boudon investigates why relativism has become so powerful and contrasts it with the naturalism represented by the work of James Q. Wilson on moral sensibility. He follows with a constructive attempt to develop a new theory, beginning with Weber's idea of non-instrumental rationality as the basis for a more complex idea of rationality.
Applying Boudon's own and existing theories of value to recent and current political issues andsocial ideas -- the end of apartheid, the death penalty, multiculturalism, communitarianism -- The Origin of Values is a significant work. Boudon fulfills a major task of social science: explanation of collective belief. His book will be of interest to sociologists, philosop
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