Reason and Rationality

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elster, Jon
Other Authors: Rendall, Steven (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press 2008, ©2009
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior. In place of these approaches, Elster proposes a unified conceptual framework for the study of behavior. Drawing on classical moralists as well as modern scholarship, and using a wealth of historical and contemporary illustrations, Reason and Rationality marks a new development in Elster's thinking while at the same time providing a brief, elegant, and accessible introduction to his work.
Physical Description:79 Seiten
ISBN:9781400833177