George Ainslie

Breakdown of Will

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Argues that our responses to the threat of our own inconsistency determine the fabric of human culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9780521593007
• ISBN-10: 052159300X
• Artikelnr.: 23181777

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Breakdowns of Will: The Puzzle of Akrasia: 1. Introduction
2. The dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by destres or by judgments?
3. The warp in how we evaluate the future
4. The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions
Part II. A Breakdown of the Will: The Components of Intertemporal Bargaining: 5. The elementary interaction of interests
6. Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests
7. The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining
8. Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system
Part III. The Ultimate Breakdown of Will: Nothing Fails Like Success: 9. The downside of willpower
10. An efficient will undermines appetite
11. The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will
12. Conclusions
Notes
References
Indexes.