Self-Control, Decision Theory, and Rationality: New Essays (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108420099)

Thinking about self-control takes us to the heart of practical decision-making, human agency, motivation, and rational choice. Psychologists, philosophers, and decision theorists have all brought valuable insights and perspectives on how to model self-control, on different mechanisms for achieving and strengthening self-control, and on how self-control fits into the overall cognitive and affective economy. Yet these different literatures have remained relatively insulated from each other. Self-Control, Decision Theory, and Rationality brings them into dialog by focusing on the theme of rationality. It contains eleven newly written essays by a distinguished group of philosophers, psychologists, and decision theorists, together with a substantial introduction, collectively offering state-of-the-art perspectives on the rationality of self-control and the different mechanisms for achieving it.

Author: José Luis Bermúdez
ISBN-10: 1108420095
ISBN-13: 9781108420099
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2018
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 6.30h x 8.90w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2019