Simmelian Elements in Raymond Boudon's General Theory of Rationality

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ID4524336
AuthorsChristian Robitaille (0000-0002-2795-1178, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume41
Issue2
Pages121-135
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Tocqueville Review/La revue Tocqueville (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0730-479X • E-ISSN: 1918-6649
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/ttr.41.2.121
OpenAlexW3112758818
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

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 influences that can be found in Raymond Boudon's theoretical work

Epistemology · Extension (predicate logic · General theory · German · Linguistics · Mathematical economics · Rationality · Sociology · Computer Science · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

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