A Note on Methodological Individualism
Year: 2009
Type: preprint
Abstract: The distinction between methodological individualism and rational choice theory is elaborated and a simple point is argued, that seems to be systematically neglected: methodological individualism is a postulate which is part of the metalanguage about social scientific theories, whereas rational choice theory is designed to offer explanations of human action and is, thus, part of the descriptive language about social phenomena.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: C. Mantzavinos
Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W929366715