Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- 12 Reason
- 13 Cause
- 14 The Causal Paradox
- 15 Mechanisms
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
12 - Reason
from Part IV - Reason and Cause
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 April 2022
Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- 12 Reason
- 13 Cause
- 14 The Causal Paradox
- 15 Mechanisms
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
Summary
I build on Max Weber's belief that theories had to be rational (internally consistent) and were only a starting point for understanding real-world behavior, which, even if rational, could understand rationality in different ways as a function of the values people sought to maximize.
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- The Quest for Knowledge in International RelationsHow Do We Know?, pp. 169 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022