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Methodological Individualism and Institutional Individualism

Authors :
Joseph Agassi
Source :
Rationality: The Critical View ISBN: 9789024734559
Publication Year :
1987
Publisher :
Springer Netherlands, 1987.

Abstract

My aim in the present essay is to argue that individualism need not be psychologistic, and to defend institutionalistic individualism, which I consider to be Popper’s great contribution to the philosophy of the social sciences.

Subjects

Subjects :
Social contract
Individualism
Social phenomenon
Collectivism
Sociology
Positive economics
Socioeconomics
Methodological individualism
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ISBN :
978-90-247-3455-9
ISBNs :
9789024734559
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Rationality: The Critical View ISBN: 9789024734559
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........e115fc1a9003e8346698f8f861e532ad

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