Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints - Rilegato

Elster, Jon

 
9780521662130: Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints

Sinossi

This provocative book argues that, very often, people may benefit from being constrained in their options or from being ignorant.

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Recensione

"All three sections of the book are rich in historical examples. Elster is very good at illustrating his points with concrete cases, at seeing connections among disparate fields, and at steering discussions in novel and very suggestive directions. ... Elster is at his best in raising interesting questions for further interdisciplinary research." The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

Descrizione del libro

The three long essays that constitute this book revise and expand the ideas developed in Jon Elster's classic study Ulysses and the Sirens. Elster shows how seemingly disparate examples which limit freedom of action reveal similar patterns, so much so that he proposes a new field of study: constraint theory. The book will interest professionals and students in philosophy, political science, psychology, and economics.

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9780521665612: Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521665612 ISBN 13:  9780521665612
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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