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The recent expansion of the rational choice model to sociology and other social
science has often been an expression of the imperialistic ambitions of
economists . This is indicated by attempts at making economics an ' imperial
science ' , or a ...
The recent expansion of the rational choice model to sociology and other social
science has often been an expression of the imperialistic ambitions of
economists . This is indicated by attempts at making economics an ' imperial
science ' , or a ...
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actual economic agents is emulated by the sociological rational choice model ' s
obsession with frecklessly selfish monad ( s ) ' ( Frank 1996 : 17 ) in a Hobbesian
state of nature . In this sense , like pure economics the rational choice model ...
actual economic agents is emulated by the sociological rational choice model ' s
obsession with frecklessly selfish monad ( s ) ' ( Frank 1996 : 17 ) in a Hobbesian
state of nature . In this sense , like pure economics the rational choice model ...
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In fact , the rationality of the latter can mutate into that of A . K . Sen s ' rational
fools ' or ' foolish rationalists ' , and thus into ' hyper - rationality – irrationality ' (
Elster 1989 : 9 ) . Such hyper - rationality thus reflects a non - rational passion for
...
In fact , the rationality of the latter can mutate into that of A . K . Sen s ' rational
fools ' or ' foolish rationalists ' , and thus into ' hyper - rationality – irrationality ' (
Elster 1989 : 9 ) . Such hyper - rationality thus reflects a non - rational passion for
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