The Explanation of Social Action

The Explanation of Social Action
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 9780199773312
ISBN-13 : 0199773319
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Book Synopsis The Explanation of Social Action by : John Levi Martin

Download or read book The Explanation of Social Action written by John Levi Martin and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why questions? What explanations? -- Causality and persons -- Authority and experience -- The grid of perception -- Action in and on a world -- A social aesthetics -- Valence and habit -- Fields and games -- Explanations explained.


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