The Rational Model of Man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4180686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A F Heath (0000-0002-3731-587X, corresponding author), Anthony Heath |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 184-205 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975600002903 |
| OpenAlex | W2169781219 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Sociologists, like economists, have never been very good at verifying the 'models of man' that they use. Both 'economic man' and the sociologists' 'oversocialised concept' of man rarely received much critical attention from their proponents, and now 'rational man' seems to have received as little practical investigation as his predecessors. He is therefore, I suspect, likely to follow them into disrepute. Indeed, he is already under some attack. Some investigators have claimed that many, extremely important, decisions are made onmoralnot rational grounds. Even in such a dramatic and serious matter as kidney transplantation, when the kidney is to be taken from a living donor and given to a close relative, most would-be donors "make an instantaneous split-second choice without deliberation". They do not weigh up the pros and cons and decide accordingly but rather follow the moral imperative to donate
Criminology · Deliberation · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political science · Positive economics · Rationality · Sociology · Suspect · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology
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The Family Member's Decision to be a Kidney Transplant Donor
A Critique of Davenport's Game Theory Analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1992 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |