Martin Hollis

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James Martin Hollis (born March 14, 1938 in London , † February 27, 1998 in Norwich ) was a British rationalist philosopher. He worked in particular on the epistemological foundations of the social sciences .

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Hollis was the son of a diplomat. From 1961 to 1963 he was a fellow at Harvard and Berkeley . There he met his future wife, Patricia Wells . From 1963 to 1966 he worked for the British Foreign Office, including in Heidelberg and Moscow . From 1967 until his death he was a lecturer at the University of East Anglia in Norwich , where he became a professor in 1982.

As a realist, Hollis believed that there are beliefs that apply to all people. In doing so, he turned against various forms of relativism . He was influenced by Peter Strawson , John Rawls and Willard Van Orman Quine .

A special focus of Hollis' work was the examination of the social sciences . He worked with representatives of various social science disciplines, including economists (e.g. Frank Hahn ), sociologists (e.g. Steven Lukes ) and political scientists . He also dealt intensively with game theory and social choice theory .

Hollis was a fellow of the British Academy . He wrote 10 books, was (co-) editor of 4 others and author of around 90 specialist articles. Between 1980 and 1987 he was editor of the English-German philosophy journal Ratio .

Hollis was a passionate chess and bridge player. His first book, Tantalizers , was a collection of chess puzzles previously published in New Scientist .

He died of a brain tumor .

Fonts

  • Tantalizers. 1970
  • The light of reason. 1970 (Editor)
  • Rational Economic Man. 1975 (with Edward J. Nell)
  • Models of Man. 1977
  • Philosophy and Economic Theory. 1979 (Ed., With Frank Hahn )
  • Rationality and Relativism. 1982 (with Steven Lukes )
  • Invitation to Philosophy. 1985
  • The Cunning of Reason. 1987
  • Explaining and Understanding International Relations. 1990 (with Steve Smith)
  • The Theory of Choice: A Critical Guide. 1992 (Eds., With Shaun Hargreaves Heap, Bruce Lyons, Robert Sugden, Albert Weale)
  • The Philosophy of Social Science. 1994
  • Reason in action. 1996
  • Trust within reason. 1998

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personal data
SURNAME Hollis, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollis, James Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1998
Place of death Norwich