Towards A Definition of “Partial Universalism“: The Objection of John Ferejohn and Debra Satz to the Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory

Hristina Dobreva ()
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Hristina Dobreva: Defence Advanced Research Institute, Rakovski National Defence College – Sofia, Bulgaria

Godishnik na UNSS, 2022, issue 2, 95-101

Abstract: The paper compares and tries to find a common ground between two camps, proposing different interpretations on the notion of “partial universalism†as opposed to unlimited universalism in rational choice theory. The explanation preferring different theoretical approaches in a complex environment of blurred boundaries is juxtaposed with the explanation of a two-level hypothesis: rational and intentional, where the “weak†additional independent hypothesis is also tested for rationality. The need for a synthesis in the first case is compared to the need of a situational/context dependent causal mechanism, avoiding circular causality. The pragmatic common ground is the improvement of rational choice methodology.

Keywords: rational choice theory; partial universalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 Y80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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