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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy of science > situational logic
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situational logic  

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  • This entry introduces the notion of situational logic or logic of situation in its most prominent form and explains its importance in social-scientific explanation of action and agency. Situational analysis is a simplification of Max Weber's claim that one kind of social action—”instrumental rationality”—could be explained by the aims, means, and expectations of the actors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Situational Logic]

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