Revolutionary Changes in Understanding Man and Society - Scopes and Limits (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)

JOHANN GOTSCHL Over the last decades, social philosophers, economists. sociologists, utility and game theorists, biologists, mathematicians, moral philosophers and philosophers have created totally new concepts and methods of understanding the function and role of humans in their modern societies. The years between 1953 and 1990 brought drastic changes in the scientific foundations and dynamic of today's society. A burst of entirely new, revolutionary ideas, similar to those which heralded the beginning of the twentieth century in physics, dominates the picture. This book also discusses the ongoing refutation of old concepts in the social sciences. Some of them are: the traditional concepts ofrationality, for example, based on maximization of interests, the linearity of axiomatic methods, methodological individualism, and the concept of a static society. Today the revolutionary change from a static view of our society to an evolutionary one reverberates through all social sciences and will dominate the twenty-first century. In an uncertain and risky world where cooperation and teamwork is getting more and more important, one cannot any longer call the maximization of one's own expectations of utility or interests "rational" .

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Theory and Decision Library A:, 21
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	1995
Editors:	Johann Goetschl
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	300
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
ISBN-13:	978-9401041652
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	9401041652
Barcode:	9789401041652

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