Logga in

, Fabienne Peter

Rationality and Commitment

, Fabienne Peter - Rationality and Commitment, e-bok

98,45€

E-bok, PDF, Adobe DRM-skydd
ISBN: 9780191558306
DRM-begränsningar

Skriva utInte tillåtet
Kopiera till urklippInte tillåtet

Thirteen leading philosophers and economists discuss the Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's trenchant critique of rational choice theory, and propose their own answers to the question of how to account for the rationality of committed action. The volume concludes with a specially-written reply by Sen. - ;Rational choice theory forms the core of the economic approach to human behaviour. It is also the most influential philosophical account of practical rationality. Yet there are persistent controversies about the scope of rational choice theory in philosophy and, increasingly, in economics as well. A leading critic is the philosopher and Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen, who put forward a trenchant critique of rational choice theory in his seminal paper 'Rational Fools'. Sen
emphasizes the importance of commitment - those aspects of human behavior which dispose individuals to co-operate, follow norms, and identify with others. He argues that rational choice theory cannot accommodate commitment, and demands a more adequate account of rationality.

The question of how to account for the rationality of commitment is very much an open issue and, if anything, even more pressing today than when Sen first raised it. In Rationality and Commitment, thirteen leading philosophers and economists discuss Sen's claims and propose their own answers to the question of how to account for the rationality of committed action. The volume concludes with a specially-written reply by Sen, in which he responds to his critics and provides a rich
commentary on the preceding essays. -

Nyckelord: PHILOSOPHY / General PHI000000

Författare
 
Utgivare
Oxford University Press
Utgivningsår
2007
Språk
en
Utgåva
1
Kategori
Filosofi
Format
E-bok
eISBN (PDF)
9780191558306

Liknande e-böcker