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On Justification

Paperback • 2006 • English

On Justification

By Luc Boltanski

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About the book

A vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their experience to appeal to principles they hope will command respect. Individuals, however, often misread situations, and many disagreements can be explained by people appealing, knowingly and unknowingly, to different principles. On Justification is the first English translation of Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thevenot's ambitious theoretical examination ...Show more

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9780691125169

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

On Justification

Format

Paperback

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