Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social Sciences
Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social Sciences
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迈向行动的一般理论：社会科学的理论基础
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2017
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N. Smelser
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T. Parsons;E. Shils;N. Smelser
这个新版本向新世纪的社会科学读者介绍了二十世纪中叶的经典亮点之一。这是一般行动理论最普遍的表述，它是由其主要倡导者塔尔科特·帕森斯和他的密切合作者发展起来的，他们构成了哈佛大学传说中的社会关系系的核心。 《走向行动的一般理论》是对决定人类行为的成分、维度和范围的极其雄心勃勃的阐述。帕森斯和希尔斯阐明了当代社会科学关注的核心原则，包括社会融合与冲突之间不稳定的平衡。该书的意图既具有普遍性，又具有高度的个人性，是本世纪最著名的社会学理论家之一帕森斯思想的表达。最后，这本书象征着跨学科的冲动，代表了对科学统一性的广泛信念。该版本包括协作小组的介绍性陈述、理查德·谢尔登关于一般行动理论的理论和哲学地位的文章，以及帕森斯和希尔斯的“行动的价值观、动机和系统”。盖伊·斯旺森（Guy Swanson）在《美国社会学评论》上撰文指出，“帕森斯和希尔斯在消除许多古老的争议、展示整个社会科学特别是社会学一般理论的行为基础的合理性、澄清许多概念之间的相互关系以及对特定数据的富有洞察力的解释方面做出了重大贡献。”这本书不断产生新的研究和著作，证明了它的持续重要性。
This new edition introduces the social science audiences of a new century to one of the classic highlights of the mid-twentieth century. This is the most general statement of the general theory of action as it was developed by its principle exponent, Talcott Parsons, and his close collaborators who formed the core of the fabled department of social relations at Harvard University. Toward a General Theory of Action is an extremely ambitious formulation of the ingredients, dimensions, and ranges that determine human behavior. Parsons and Shils enunciate principles that are at the core of contemporary social science preoccupations-including the precarious balance between social integration and conflict. The volume is at once universal in intent and highly personal, an expression of Parsons' thought, one of the most notable sociological theorists of the century. Finally, the book symbolizes the interdisciplinary impulse that typified a widespread belief in the unity of the sciences. This edition includes the collaborative group's introductory statement, Richard Sheldon's essay on the theoretical and philosophical status of the general theory of action, and "Values, Motives and Systems of Action" by Parsons and Shils. Guy Swanson, writing in the The American Sociological Review, noted that "Parsons and Shils have performed a major service in clearing away many old controversies, in showing the reasonableness of a behavioral foundation for general theory in social science as a whole and in sociology in particular, in clarifying the interrelations among many concepts, and in the insightful interpretation of particular pieces of data." It is testimony to this book's continuing significance that it continues to generate new lines of research and writings.