Reason and rationality / Jon Elster ; translated by Steven Rendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elster, Jon, 1940-

Contributor:

Rendall, Steven.

Standardized Title:

Raison et raisons. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Practical reason.

Rational choice theory.

Philosophy and social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

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."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Reason and Rationality

Works Cited

Notes:

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-76).

ISBN:

9786612964459

9781282964457

1282964453

9781400833177

1400833175

OCLC:

705535775