Methodological individualism
Concept in political and social sciences
In the social sciences, methodological individualism is a method for explaining social phenomena strictly in terms of the decisions of individuals, each being moved by their own personal motivations. In contrast, explanations of social phenomena which assume that cause and effect acts upon whole classes or groups are deemed illusory, and thus rejected according to this approach.
Nº Q1538883 ★★
Uncommon · Knowledge
Methodological individualism
Concept in political and social sciences
In the social sciences, methodological individualism is a method for explaining social phenomena strictly in terms of the decisions of individuals, each being moved by their own personal motivations. In contrast, explanations of social phenomena which assume that cause and effect acts upon whole classes or groups are deemed illusory, and thus rejected according to this approach.
Last price
—
Floor price
—
7-day median
—
30-day sales
0
30-day range
—
In circulation
0
Price history
median
low – high
sales
No sales in this period
Show table
| Date | median | Low | High | sales |
|---|
Sales history
- Last sale
- —
- 30-day average
- —
- 30-day low
- —
- 30-day high
- —
- Sales 7d
- 0
- Sales 30d
- 0
No sales yet.
Anonymous sales: no buyer or seller shown. Figures count player-to-player sales only.
From Wikipedia
In the social sciences, methodological individualism is a method for explaining social phenomena strictly in terms of the decisions of individuals, each being moved by their own personal motivations. In contrast, explanations of social phenomena which assume that cause and effect acts upon whole classes or groups are deemed illusory, and thus rejected according to this approach. Or to put it another way, only group dynamics which can be explained in terms of individual subjective motivations are considered valid. With its bottom-up micro-level approach, methodological individualism is often contrasted with methodological holism, a top-down macro-level approach, and methodological pluralism.
Text: Wikipédia, CC BY-SA 4.0. ·
Related cards
-
Intellectualism
Mental perspective that emphasizes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect, and is identified with the life of the mind of the intellectual
Nº Q920870 ★★
Not listed
-
I
Innatism
Philosophical and epistemological doctrine that holds that the mind is not a "blank slate" at birth but is born with ideas and knowledge
Nº Q2070614 ★★★
Not listed
-
Epistemological anarchism
Epistemological theory advanced by Paul Feyerabend
Nº Q484967 ★★
Not listed
-
O
Open individualism
Philosophical concept
Nº Q1760788 ★★
Not listed
-
individualization
Nº Q1365764 ★
Not listed
-
A
Associationism
Psychological idea which postulates that mental processes operate by the association of one mental state with its successor states
Nº Q2144192 ★★
Not listed