This substantially revised edition of Jon Elster's acclaimed book exploring the nature of social behavior features a wholly new chapter and a new conclusion. Proposing choice as the central concept of the social sciences, this book will greatly interest upper-level students and undergraduates of political philosophy, economics, psychology and social theory.
This substantially revised edition of Jon Elster's acclaimed book exploring the nature of social behavior features a wholly new chapter and a new conclusion. Proposing choice as the central concept of the social sciences, this book will greatly interest upper-level students and undergraduates of political philosophy, economics, psychology and social theory.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jon Elster is Robert K. Merton Professor of Social Science at Columbia University, New York and Professeur Honoraire at the Collège de France. He is the author or editor of thirty-four books, most recently Agir contre soi: la faiblesse de volonté (2007), Le désintéressement: traité critique de l'homme économique (2009), Alexis de Tocqueville: The First Social Scientist (Cambridge, 2009), L'irrationalité (2010) and Securities against Misrule: Juries, Assemblies, Elections (Cambridge, 2013).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Part I. Explanation and Mechanisms: 1. Explanation 2. Mechanisms 3. Interpretation Part II. The Mind: 4. Motivations 5. Self-interest and altruism 6. Myopia and foresight 7. Beliefs 8. Emotions 9. Transmutations Part III. Action: 10. Constraints: opportunities and abilities 11. Reinforcement and selection 12. Persons and situations 13. Rational choice 14. Rationality and behavior 15. Responding to irrationality 16. Implications for textual interpretation Part IV. Interaction: 17. Unintended consequences 18. Strategic interaction 19. Games and behavior 20. Trust 21. Social norms 22. Collective belief formation 23. Collective action 24. Collective decision making 25. Institutions and constitutions Conclusion: is social science possible? Index.
Preface Part I. Explanation and Mechanisms: 1. Explanation 2. Mechanisms 3. Interpretation Part II. The Mind: 4. Motivations 5. Self-interest and altruism 6. Myopia and foresight 7. Beliefs 8. Emotions 9. Transmutations Part III. Action: 10. Constraints: opportunities and abilities 11. Reinforcement and selection 12. Persons and situations 13. Rational choice 14. Rationality and behavior 15. Responding to irrationality 16. Implications for textual interpretation Part IV. Interaction: 17. Unintended consequences 18. Strategic interaction 19. Games and behavior 20. Trust 21. Social norms 22. Collective belief formation 23. Collective action 24. Collective decision making 25. Institutions and constitutions Conclusion: is social science possible? Index.
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