The Nature of Social Reality: Issues in Social Ontology (Economics as Social Theory) by Lawson, Tony - 2019-06-11

Routledge, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Taylor & Francis Group , pp. 304 . Papeback. Used.

9780367188931, 2019. Paperback. Good. The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation o f the widely acknowledged failings of the social sciences, not least of mod ern economics, this book sets about rectifying matters. Providing an account of the nature of social material in general, as well a s of the specific natures of central components of the modern world, such a s money and the corporation, Lawson also considers the implications of this theory regarding possibilities for social change. Readers will gain an und erstanding of how social phenomena, from tables and chairs, to money and fi rms, and nurses and Presidents are constituted. Fundamental to Lawson's con ception is a theory of community-based social positioning, whereby people a nd things within a community become constituted as components of emergent t otalities, with actions governed by the rights and obligations of relevant members of… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation of the widely acknowledged failings of the social sciences, not least of modern economics, this book sets about rectifying matters. Providing an account of the nature of social material in general, as well as of the specific natures of central components of the modern world, such as money and the corporation, Lawson also considers the implications of this theory regarding possibilities for social change. Readers will gain an understanding of how social phenomena, from tables and chairs, to money and firms, and nurses and Presidents are constituted. Fundamental to Lawson's conception is a theory of community-based social positioning, whereby people and things within a community become constituted as components of emergent totalities, with actions governed by the rights and obligations of relevant members of the community.… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation of the widely acknowledged failings of the social sciences, not least of modern economi

Taylor & Francis, 2019. Paperback. New. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Taylor & Francis, 2019. Paperback. New. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Routledge, 2019. Paperback. New.