The science of self-control / Howard Rachlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rachlin, Howard, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habit.

Self-control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text proposes a science of self-control based on the principles of behavioural psychology and economics. It argues that the only way to achieve such control is through the development of harmonious patterns of behaviour.

This book proposes a new science of self-control based on the principles of behavioral psychology and economics. Claiming that insight and self-knowledge are insufficient for controlling one's behavior, Howard Rachlin argues that the only way to achieve such control - and ultimately happiness - is through the development of harmonious patterns of behavior. Self-control may be seen as the interaction with one's own future self. Howard Rachlin shows that indeed the value of the whole - of one's whole life - is far greater than the sum of the values of its individual parts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Habit and Willpower

CHAPTER 2 Simple Ambivalence

CHAPTER 3 Complex Ambivalence

CHAPTER 4 The Lonely Addict

CHAPTER 5 Soft Commitment

CHAPTER 6 Rules and Probability

CHAPTER 7 Self-Control and Social Cooperation

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674266537

0674266536

9780674042513

0674042514

OCLC:

923112297