Journal article
A linguistic conception of rationality
Social Science Information, Vol.30(Jun 91), pp.233-255
01 Jun 1991
Abstract
Two conceptions of rationality are predominant in the social sciences: A proposed new view begins with a commonsense and linguistic interpretation of rationality: that a decision is rational if it is based on a valid rationale and it sees both normative and descriptive standards of rationality as historically contingent, with the implication that a theory of rational action in society would have to be framed at quite a high level of abstraction. (JLN)
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- Title
- A linguistic conception of rationality
- Creators
- R A McCain
- Publication Details
- Social Science Information, Vol.30(Jun 91), pp.233-255
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Identifiers
- 991014878283904721