Why do we do what we do? : : motivation in history and the social sciences / / Ramsay MacMullen.
Why we do what we do is a matter of great interest to everyone, and everyone seems to have had their say about it - philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, and historians perhaps the most, case by case. Occasionally the specialists have offered their ideas to a genera...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Warsaw, [Poland] ;, Berlin, [Germany] : : De Gruyter Open,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (165 pages) :; illustrations |
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| Other title: | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Psychology and Individuals -- 2 Anthropology and Small Populations -- 3 Reason and Decision-making -- 4 Culture as Cause -- 5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Indexes |
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| Summary: | Why we do what we do is a matter of great interest to everyone, and everyone seems to have had their say about it - philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, and historians perhaps the most, case by case. Occasionally the specialists have offered their ideas to a general readership, but mostly they prefer to speak to and with their fellows in their particular disciplines. To evaluate and compare their findings in a cross-disciplinary way is now for the first time attempted, by Ramsay MacMullen. Emeritus history professor from Yale University, he is the recipient of various academic awards, including a lifetime Award for Scholarly Distinction from the American Historical Association |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 3110417596 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Ramsay MacMullen. |