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Martin Hollis (d.1998) was arguably the most incisive, eloquent and witty philosopher of the social sciences of his time. His work is appreciated and contested here by some of the most eminent of contemporary social theorists. Hollis's philosophy of social action routinely distinguished between understanding (rational) and explanation (causal). He argued that the aptest account of human interaction was to be made in terms of the first. Thus he focused upon the human reasons, for, rather than upon the natural causes of, action.
This volume, for the first time, brings together important essays on the work of Hollis, from many different perspectives. These include politics, sociology and economics in general; international relations, rational choice theory, constitutionalism and the rule of law as well as current concerns with relativism, Rousseauist contractarianism, 'dirty hands' and 'buck-passing'.
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Political History & TheoryTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Books of Related Interest
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- 1: Trusting in Reason
- 2: Liberalism for the Liberals, Cannibalism for the Cannibals
- 3: Hollis, Rousseau and Gyges’ Ring
- 4: Trust and Political Constitutions
- 5: Trust, Choice and Routines: Putting the Consumer on Trial
- 6: Whose Dirty Hands? How to Prevent Buck-Passing
- 7: Many (Dirty) Hands Make Light Work: Martin Hollis’s Account of Social Action
- 8: The Bond of Society: Reason or Sentiment?
- 9: Collective Reasoning: A Critique of Martin Hollis’s Position
- 10: A Quick Peek into the Abyss: The Game of Social Life in Martin Hollis’s Trust Within Reason
- 11: Rational Choice and Trust
- 12: The Rule of Law and the Rule of Persons
- Abstracts
- Notes on Contributors
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