Why Do We Do What We Do? Motivation in History and the Social Sciences |
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| Author:
| MacMullen, Ramsay |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-041759-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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| Imprint: | De Gruyter Open |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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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...
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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