According to Max Weber, affectual action is one of four types of behavior. This type of action differs from instrumentally rational behavior in a way that the actors do not deliberately choose means with respect to certain ends, but are driven by their emotions prevalent in the situation. The...

Es mehren sich inzwischen die Anfragen und Bitten um Beiträge zu Festschriften, um Abschiedsgrüße und um Jubiläumsvorträge, und nicht immer findet man sich sofort (oder überhaupt) dazu bereit, zumal man sich bei manchen Unternehmungen schon darüber wundern kann, was und wer da alles warum...

Lately I have been receiving numerous requests for contributions to commemorative publications, farewell speeches, and anniversary lectures. I cannot respond to all of these requests, especially since not all of them are as inspiring as the one today: the 25th (in words: the twenty-fifth!) wave...

For the Rational-Choice Theory, the explanation of an unconditional commitment to moral and other imperatives has always been a great challenge. Two solutions for this problem have been proposed, which are rooted in the more economically or sociologically inspired social sciences. The first is...