2nd Edition
The Origin of Values Reprint Edition: Sociology and Philosophy of Beliefs
By Raymond Boudon
Copyright 2001
239 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
237 Pages
by
Routledge
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Values have always been a central topic in both philosophy and the social sciences. Statements about what is good or bad, fair or unfair, legitimate or illegitimate, express clear beliefs about human existence. The fact that values differ from culture to culture and century to century opens many questions. In The Origin of Values , Raymond Boudon offers empirical, data-based analysis of existing... Read more
1: Explaining Values and Valuation: A Question That Has Inspired Many Theories; 2: Rational Theories: Limits of the “Rational Choice Model” 1; 3: Relativistic vs. Naturalistic Theories: Their Interest and Limits 1; 4: A Seminal and Difficult Notion: “Axiological Rationality” 1; 5: Generalizing the “Rational Choice Model” into a Cognitivist Model 1; 6: The Cognitivist Model Applied to the Analysis of the Feelings of Justice 1; 7: The Cognitivist Model Applied to the Analysis of Public Opinion 1
Biography
Raymond Boudon
