Models of Man: Philosophical Thoughts on Social Action (Cambridge Philosophy Classics) - Softcover

Hollis, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107534372 ISBN 13: 9781107534377

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

All social theorists and philosophers who seek to explain human action have a 'model of man'; a metaphysical view of human nature that requires its own theory of scientific knowledge. In this influential book, Martin Hollis examines the tensions that arise from the differing views of sociologists, economists and psychologists. He then develops a rationalist model of his own which connects personal and social identity through a theory of rational action and a priori knowledge, allowing humans to both act freely and still be a subject for scientific explanation. Presented in a fresh series livery and including a specially commissioned preface written by Geoffrey Hawthorn, Hollis's important work is made available to a new generation of readers.

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Book Description:

Martin Hollis's influential study of human nature continues to be an important and illuminating exploration of human action and identity. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery and including a specially commissioned preface written by Geoffrey Hawthorn, this classic work is now available to a new generation of readers.

About the Author:

Martin Hollis (1938-98) was a philosopher of the social sciences and game theory and is best known for his rationalism. He was Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and eventually Pro-Vice-Chancellor until his death in 1998.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1107534372
• ISBN 13: 9781107534377
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172