A Note on Methodological Individualism

The distinction between methodological individualism and rational choice theory is elaborated and a simple point is argued, that seems to be systematically neglected: methodological individualism is a postulate which is part of the metalanguage about social scientific theories, whereas rational choice theory is designed to offer explanations of human action and is, thus, part of the descriptive language about social phenomena

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Mantzavinos, C.
Publisher:	[2016]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Methodologischer Individualismus \| Methodological individualism \| Theorie \| Theory \| Wissenschaftliche Methode \| Scientific method

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (5 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Raymond Boudon: A Life in Sociology, (eds.) Cherkaoui, Mohamed and Peter Hamilton, Oxford: Bardwell Press, 2009, pp. 211-215 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 19, 2009 erstellt
Classification:	B4 - Economic Methodology
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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