{"product_id":"how-institutions-think-mary-douglas-9780815602064","title":"How Institutions Think","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo institutions think? If so, how do they do it? Do they have minds of their own? If so, what thoughts occupy these suprapersonal minds? Mary Douglas delves into these questions as she lays the groundwork for a theory of institutions. Usually the human reasoning process is explained with a focus on the individual mind; her focus is on culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the works of Emile Durkheim and Ludwik Fleck as a foundation, \u003ci\u003eHow Institutions Think\u003c\/i\u003e intends to clarify the extent to which thinking itself is dependent upon institutions. Different kinds of institutions allow individuals to think different kinds of thoughts and to respond to different emotions. It is just as difficult to explain how individuals\u003cbr\u003ecome to share the categories of their thought as to explain how they ever manage to sink their private interests for a common good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDouglas forewarns us that institutions do not think independently, nor do they have purposes, nor can they build themselves. As we construct our institutions, we are squeezing each other's ideas into a common shape in order to prove their legitimacy by sheer numbers. She admonishes us not to take comfort in the thought that primitives may think through institutions, but moderns decide on important issues individually. Our legitimated institutions make major decisions, and these decisions always involve ethical principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815602065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815602064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.92w x 0.39d","brand":"Mary Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045840548095,"sku":"9780815602064","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_561e9dee-270f-4f5b-9625-98861c586f7c.jpg?v=1684981079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-institutions-think-mary-douglas-9780815602064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}