{"product_id":"on-justification-luc-boltanski-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691125163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691125169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Luc Boltanski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925609382143,"sku":"9780691125169","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_26dc4abd-6364-4dc1-b9e2-c5d07272471f.jpg?v=1681078288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-justification-luc-boltanski-9780691125169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}