Christian Robitaille
Biographic Data
| ID | 3840571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Robitaille |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Robitaille |
| SIGNATURE | ROBITAILLE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2795-1178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Methodological Singularism in Raymond Boudon’s Sociology: Theoretical Foundation for the Realistic Elucidation of Social Phenomena
Raymond Boudon’s approach to social analysis rests on theoretical principles he originally adapted from the work of key thinkers of the 19 th and 20 th centuries. In particular, he argued that the principle of “methodological singularism”, a notion borrowed from Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, constitutes a necessary condition for the explanation of social scientific enigmas. This article seeks to highlight the role played by methodological …
Étienne Parent et le libéralisme économique comme condition de préservation de la nationalité canadienne-française
Cet article étudie la relation entre le nationalisme canadien-français et le libéralisme économique dans la pensée du journaliste et conférencier Étienne Parent (1802–1874). Malgré l’existence de nombreuses études s’attardant à la pensée politique de Parent, peu se sont intéressées en profondeur à sa pensée économique. Pourtant, une analyse exhaustive de ses écrits montre que l’intellectuel canadien-français considère le libéralisme économique co…
The Austrian school of economics and interpretive sociology: Some epistemological complementarities and divergences
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian school of economics, was involved in a debate with members of the German historical school on the role of theory in social inquiries as opposed to that of history. This debate had a profound impact on the future development of economics and sociology. Various sociologists proposing an interpretive approach have positioned their work in the light of the Aust…
La question de la connaissance a priori en sciences sociales: Les points de vue de Simiand, Mises et Simmel
Les sciences sociales contemporaines se caractérisent par un abandon de la quête d’une véritable connaissance a priori non-relativiste. D’une part, les méthodes quantitatives et le positivisme méthodologique rejettent en général la possibilité de l’acquisition de ce type de savoir. D’autre part, les méthodes qualitatives et les approches herméneutiques, lorsqu’elles ne cherchent pas explicitement à obtenir des connaissances a posteriori , se cara…
Radicalization toward violent extremism: A typology based on a general theory of rationality
In the past twenty years, a persistent concern about the growing phenomenon of homegrown terrorism in the West has led researchers to study the radicalization process toward violent extremism. The potential link between ideology and behaviors is at the center of scientific debates. Some argue that adhesion to an ideology is not a necessary condition for political violence. According to this perspective, research should focus on the study of behav…
Time Preference and Religious Affiliation in Canada: A Quantitative Analysis
In this paper, the author studies the association between religious affiliation and investment income as a proxy for individual rates of time preference, defined as the propensity to sacrifice present satisfaction in the anticipation of increasing future satisfaction. Data from the 2001 Census of the Canadian population is used to look at how religious affiliation is associated with the proportion of income coming from investments (a proxy for pa…
Simmelian Elements in Raymond Boudon's General Theory of Rationality
Raymond Boudon (1934-2013) developed his own general theory of rationality as an extension and original synthesis of the work already provided by classical sociology and rational choice theory. To achieve this, he had to interpret and reinterpret many classical authors and schools of thought. One classical author that inspired Boudon's theory was German sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918). The following article seeks to delineate the particular …
Simmelian Elements in Raymond Boudon's General Theory of Rationality
Raymond Boudon (1934-2013) developed his own general theory of rationality as an extension and original synthesis of the work already provided by classical sociology and rational choice theory. To achieve this, he had to interpret and reinterpret many classical authors and schools of thought. One classical author that inspired Boudon's theory was German sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918). The following article seeks to delineate the particular …
The Austrian school of economics and interpretive sociology: Some epistemological complementarities and divergences
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian school of economics, was involved in a debate with members of the German historical school on the role of theory in social inquiries as opposed to that of history. This debate had a profound impact on the future development of economics and sociology. Various sociologists proposing an interpretive approach have positioned their work in the light of the Aust…
Time Preference and Religious Affiliation in Canada: A Quantitative Analysis
In this paper, the author studies the association between religious affiliation and investment income as a proxy for individual rates of time preference, defined as the propensity to sacrifice present satisfaction in the anticipation of increasing future satisfaction. Data from the 2001 Census of the Canadian population is used to look at how religious affiliation is associated with the proportion of income coming from investments (a proxy for pa…
Simmelian Elements in Raymond Boudon's General Theory of Rationality
Raymond Boudon (1934-2013) developed his own general theory of rationality as an extension and original synthesis of the work already provided by classical sociology and rational choice theory. To achieve this, he had to interpret and reinterpret many classical authors and schools of thought. One classical author that inspired Boudon's theory was German sociologist Georg Simmel (1858-1918). The following article seeks to delineate the particular …
Radicalization toward violent extremism: A typology based on a general theory of rationality
In the past twenty years, a persistent concern about the growing phenomenon of homegrown terrorism in the West has led researchers to study the radicalization process toward violent extremism. The potential link between ideology and behaviors is at the center of scientific debates. Some argue that adhesion to an ideology is not a necessary condition for political violence. According to this perspective, research should focus on the study of behav…
La question de la connaissance a priori en sciences sociales: Les points de vue de Simiand, Mises et Simmel
Les sciences sociales contemporaines se caractérisent par un abandon de la quête d’une véritable connaissance a priori non-relativiste. D’une part, les méthodes quantitatives et le positivisme méthodologique rejettent en général la possibilité de l’acquisition de ce type de savoir. D’autre part, les méthodes qualitatives et les approches herméneutiques, lorsqu’elles ne cherchent pas explicitement à obtenir des connaissances a posteriori , se cara…
Étienne Parent et le libéralisme économique comme condition de préservation de la nationalité canadienne-française
Cet article étudie la relation entre le nationalisme canadien-français et le libéralisme économique dans la pensée du journaliste et conférencier Étienne Parent (1802–1874). Malgré l’existence de nombreuses études s’attardant à la pensée politique de Parent, peu se sont intéressées en profondeur à sa pensée économique. Pourtant, une analyse exhaustive de ses écrits montre que l’intellectuel canadien-français considère le libéralisme économique co…
The Austrian school of economics and interpretive sociology: Some epistemological complementarities and divergences
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian school of economics, was involved in a debate with members of the German historical school on the role of theory in social inquiries as opposed to that of history. This debate had a profound impact on the future development of economics and sociology. Various sociologists proposing an interpretive approach have positioned their work in the light of the Aust…
Methodological Singularism in Raymond Boudon’s Sociology: Theoretical Foundation for the Realistic Elucidation of Social Phenomena
Raymond Boudon’s approach to social analysis rests on theoretical principles he originally adapted from the work of key thinkers of the 19 th and 20 th centuries. In particular, he argued that the principle of “methodological singularism”, a notion borrowed from Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, constitutes a necessary condition for the explanation of social scientific enigmas. This article seeks to highlight the role played by methodological …
Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Emile Durkheim and Sociology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Rationality (2 works)