Reading Rational Choice Theory
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Rationality and Society
- Vol. 2 (2) , 172-189
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463190002002006
Abstract
An interpretive reading is offered of contemporary sociological versions of rational choice theory, informed by the writings of Schutz, Garfinkel, Goffman, and Derrida. The topic of emotionality, as addressed by this theory, is central to the discussion. The ghost of a fully present, rational actor, as it haunts this theory, is examined, as are the terms choice and rationality.Keywords
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