Introduction
The Puzzling Scope of Rationality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4973309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clauss Offe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-83 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-01 |
| 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/s0003975600006159 |
| OpenAlex | W2137137662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The question of how social norms and the rational pursuit of interests combine into social action continues to be one of the core puzzles of social theory. The essays by Jon Elster and Ralph Turner and the comments by Margaret Levi and Steven Lukes published in the following pages of the Archives are fine and, we believe, representative contemporary examples of how social scientists try to come to terms with this puzzle
Action (physics) · Collective action · Core (optical fiber) · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophy · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2012 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |