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How do you know?

the economics of ordinary knowledge

by Russell Hardin

Theory of KnowledgeSociology of KnowledgeDecision makingSocial interactionKnowledge, theory ofKnowledge, sociology of

Hardin presents an essentially economic account of what an individual can come to know and then applies this account to many areas of ordinary life: political participation, religious beliefs, popular knowledge of science, liberalism, culture, extremism, moral beliefs, and institutional knowledge.

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Book data: Open Library