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Critical Review
A Journal of Politics and Society
Volume 9, 1995 - Issue 1-2: RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY AND POLITICS
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Symposium on Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory

Unification, universalism, and rational choice theory

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Pages 71-84 | Published online: 06 Mar 2008
 

Abstract

Green and Shapiro's critique of rational choice theory underestimates the value of unification and the necessity of universalism in science. The central place of intentionality in social life makes both unification and universalism feasible norms in social science. However, “universalism” in social science may be partial, in that the independence hypothesis—that the causal mechanism governing action is context independent—may hold only locally in certain classes of choice domains.

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