Ulysses Unbound : Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraint

Edisi

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ISBN/ISSN

0-521-66213-3

Deskripsi Fisik

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

E0092

Political Psychology

This provocative book takes up and develops the themes of rationality and irrationality in Jon Elster's earlier work. Its purposes are threefold. First, Elster shows how belief and preference formation in the realm of politics are shaped by social and political institutions. Second, he argues for an important distinction in the social sciences between mechanisms and theories. Third, he illustra…

Alchemies of the Mind : Rationality and the Emotions

Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behavior. Combining methodological and theoretical arguments with empirical case studies and written with Elster's customary verv…