{"product_id":"on-justification-economies-of-worth-9780691125169","title":"On Justification: Economies of Worth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their experience to appeal to principles they hope will command respect. Individuals, however, often misread situations, and many disagreements can be explained by people appealing, knowingly and unknowingly, to different principles. \u003ci\u003eOn Justification\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English translation of Luc Boltanski and Laurent Th venot's ambitious theoretical examination of these phenomena, a book that has already had a huge impact on French sociology and is likely to have a similar influence in the English-speaking world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this foundational work of post-Bourdieu sociology, the authors examine a wide range of situations where people justify their actions. The authors argue that justifications fall into six main logics exemplified by six authors: civic (Rousseau), market (Adam Smith), industrial (Saint-Simon), domestic (Bossuet), inspiration (Augustine), and fame (Hobbes). The authors show how these justifications conflict, as people compete to legitimize their views of a situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Justification\u003c\/i\u003e is likely to spark important debates across the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luc Boltanski, Laurent Thévenot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691125169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuc Boltanski\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDistant Suffering: Morality, Media and Politics, Le Nouvel Esprit du Capitalisme\u003c\/i\u003e, and (with Laurent Thévenot) \u003ci\u003eLes Économies de la Grandeur\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLaurent Thévenot\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eL'action au pluriel: Sociologie des régimes d'engagement\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLes Économies de la Grandeur\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLes Objets dans L'Action, Cognition et Information en Société\u003c\/i\u003e, and (with Michèle Lamont) \u003ci\u003eRethinking Comparative Cultural Sociology: Repertoires of Evaluation in France and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40424431157363,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":107.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_138ce75e-e76c-4c2d-aa81-bf7802db342e.jpg?v=1662558305","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/on-justification-economies-of-worth-9780691125169","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}