Coleman,James Social Theorist and Moral Philosopher

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dc.contributor.authorFAVELL, Adrian Charles
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dc.date.available2011-05-09T15:11:44Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe reception of James Coleman's monumental recent work Foundations of Social Theory has to date been narrowly technical in scope. This article seeks to redress this by offering a broader, philosophical reading of Coleman's work, one that brings out the full breadth of his intentions. It considers his account of the failings of contemporary political and moral philosophy and his own theory of rights, the self, and corporate structures in society. It goes on to discuss the limits of a comprehensive rational choice theory and the viability of Coleman's aspiration to found a positive social theory that can be at the heart of reflections on institutional reform and policy-making.
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Sociology, 1993, 99, 3, 590-613
dc.identifier.doi10.1086/230317
dc.identifier.endpage613
dc.identifier.issn0002-9602
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage590
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/16980
dc.identifier.volume99
dc.titleColeman,James Social Theorist and Moral Philosopher
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