The possibility of norms : social practice beyond morals and causes /

The Possibility of Norms examines what defines social norms. Norms are not mere justifications or causal explanations of what we do, but point towards the possibility of divergent states of the world. Möllers's eye-opening analysis develops a new conceptual framework for social norms, from law...

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Main Author: Möllers, Christoph, 1969- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:The Possibility of Norms examines what defines social norms. Norms are not mere justifications or causal explanations of what we do, but point towards the possibility of divergent states of the world. Möllers's eye-opening analysis develops a new conceptual framework for social norms, from law and religion to the social and political sphere.
Item Description:"First published in Germany in 2015 with the title, "Die Möglichkeit der Normen. Über eine Praxis jenseits von Moralität und Kausalität"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 320 pages)
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