The book is an outcome of two conferences held in Poland in 1987 and 1990. Both conferences dealt with the problem of rationality; the first put the problem in the context of the philosophy of Popper and Polanyi; and the second involved the notion of the aim of science. This book presents the most comprehensive current account of the manifold approaches to the problem of rationality and related issues. Generally speaking, some authors are convinced that the standard approach to the problem of rationality is more or less correct. They try to amend this approach and/or to reply to some objections to it. Others adopt a more radical attitude and seek inspiration in more exotic regions of philosophy of science, in particular in the philosophy of Michael Polanyi. In this case not only the problem of rationality of science is addressed but also the problem of rationality of the philosophy of science itself. What makes the book really fascinating is the common attitude of all authors in addressing fundamental issues pertaining to the problem of rationality. This results from the fact that both conferences were organized for a small number of participants and there was time for discussion within a friendly but demanding social environment. The book is primarily intended for researchers in the philosophy of science. It is also valuable to other philosophers interested in current trends in philosophy of science, to scientists of various disciplines interested in philosophy, to scientists and to graduate students in the philosophy of science.

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Kornai, in opposition to Walrasian general equilibrium theory, developed in this work an alternative framework for a non-Walrasian type of economics, blending elements of organization theory, information theory, management science and the new disequilibrium economics. "One of the few economists of the Eastern bloc ... read with interest by Western economists ... The book attracted considerable attention." M. Blaug Great Economists Since Keynes

《社会的经济》所收集的论文并非是想对社会学通常的出发点进行批判。它更不应被理解为是对经济学理论形态的批判。它只是另辟蹊径——估计人们通过其他别的途径偶尔也会相遇（尽管可能是以某些出人意料的方式），然后才能决定意见是否一致以及运用哪些先行规则。社会学家一般在研究经济问题的时候，对经济学研究的看法更容易是补充性的甚至是“批判性的”。例如，塔尔科特•帕森斯至今还处在1929年世界经济危机的印象中，他在认真拜读了社会学经典作家的著作之后宣称，经济科学中关于个人功利主义的出发点是能持久的，甚至是完全不现实的。每个行为都有一个文化因素和社会因素。所以，与阿罗讨论社会性这个个体优先权聚集问题，一开始就错了。甚至连赫尔穆特•舍尔斯基也谈到对《决策》评价过高的问题。新近的出版物要求更多地考虑经济的外部因素，更多地考虑把合理性、竞争和冲突的观念置于其中。这可以被概括为经济的“制度化”观点并追溯到一种连经济学家本身都不知道的传统之中，从而与经济学理论问题，尤其与合理的决策以及孕育着矛盾的分配问题联系起来，同时也避免了去涉足另一座科学的殿堂。

Der Bruch mit bürgerlichen Wertvorstellungen ließ diesen Klassiker bereits zu Goethes Lebzeiten zum Bestseller avancieren: Goethes Werther ist das Schlüsselwerk des Sturm und Drang und gilt als der schönste Liebesroman der deutschen Literatur. Das Drama um Albert, Lotte und den jungen Werther berührt auch heute noch tief in seiner Anmut und Melancholie.