On Justification: Economies of Worth

by Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125163
• ISBN13: 9780691125169
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"