The Multiple Self - Brossura

Elster, Jon

 
9780521346832: The Multiple Self
Brossura
ISBN 10: 0521346835 ISBN 13: 9780521346832
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Sinossi

The essays in this volume consider the question of whether the self is a unity or whether it should be conceived without metaphor as divided - as a 'multiple self'. The issue is a central one for several disciplines. It bears directly on the account of rationality and the explanation of individual decision-making and behaviour. Is the hypothesis of a multiple self required to deal with the problems of self-deception and weakness of will; and can the conceptual tools developed in the study of interpersonal conflict be applied to the analysis of intra-personal struggle? Most of the essays, by a number of leading philosophers, psychologists and economists, appear here for the first time. They bring out the interdisciplinary importance of the question, and will interest readers in all those areas. The volume will also usefully supplement The Foundations of Social Choice Theory, edited by Jon Elster and Aanund Hylland, which appears in the same series and is also concerned with the foundations of rationality.

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Recensione

"This is a very fine and informative book. Each chapter is written in a clear and relatively accessible manner by an established and sometimes illustrious specialist in his or her own discipline. The book as a whole is well-edited and introduced by Elster." Clio

Descrizione del libro

The essays in this volume consider the question of whether the self is a unity or whether it should be conceived without metaphor as divided - as a 'multiple self'. It bears directly on the account of rationality and the explanation of individual decision-making and behaviour. This issue, a central one for several disciplines, is addressed by leading philosophers, psychologists and economists.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
1987
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521346835
ISBN 13 
9780521346832
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
280
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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Germania

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ISBN 10:  0521260337 ISBN 13:  9780521260336
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1986
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