Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 21:54:08 +0300 (EET DST)
Subject: Re: 'sociality'


Justin wrote:

" I do think that nonexhaustive individualistic
microexplanations are often illuminating. So if you can
explain economics (or indeed politics), or some phenomenon
within the scope of those disciplines, by pointing out the
causal chain that induces individuals to act in ways taht
produce the phenomenon, you're in s stronger position from
an explanatory point of view. Of course the explanations
may advert to irreducibly social phenomena. Arguably norms
are such phenomena, for example. "

Had something similar in mind, but wasn't capable to
translate it.

" I take my lead on the subject from the Speaker of the
House,w ho tells me men are genetically programmed to hunt
giraffes. He has a Ph.D in American history, so who am I to
gainsay him? ANyway, I gotta go out and kill me a giraffe."

Hope there's a zoo in your neighborhood.

Jukka



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