value rationality
11Fact-value distinction — The fact value distinction is a concept used to distinguish between arguments which can be claimed through reason alone, and those where rationality is limited to describing a collective opinion. In another formulation, it is the distinction… …
12instrumental rationality — noun A specific form of rationality focusing on the most efficient or cost effective means to achieve a specific end, but not in itself reflecting on the value of that end …
13ЦЕННОСТНАЯ РАЦИОНАЛЬНОСТЬ — (value rationality) см Типы социальной деятельности …
14Rational egoism — is the thesis that the pursuit of one s own self interest is always rational. [Baier (1990), p. 201; Gert (1998), p. 69; Shaver (2002), §3; Moseley (2006), §2.] The view is a normative form of egoism. However, it is different from other forms of… …
15Sozialdarwinismus — ist eine sozialwissenschaftliche Theorierichtung,[1] die einen biologistischen Determinismus vertritt. Sie war in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts sehr populär. Sie wendet Teilaspekte der Evolutionstheorie nach Charles Darwin auf… …
16science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …
17Info-gap decision theory — is a non probabilistic decision theory that seeks to optimize robustness to failure – or opportuneness for windfall – under severe uncertainty,[1][2] in particular applying sensitivity analysis of the stability radius type[3] to perturbations in… …
18Hegel, spirit, and politics — Leo Rauch Hegel’s impact on political thought has been immense giving shape to the major political movements of the modern world. Yet the person of average education is hardly familiar with the name, which is usually identified with a small… …
19Okishio's theorem — is a mathematical theorem formulated by Japanese economist Nobuo Okishio. It has had a major impact on debates about Marx s theory of value. Intuitively, it can be understood as saying that if one capitalist raises his profits by introducing a… …
20ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
