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portada Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality (Cambridge Paperback Library)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Illustrated by
Publisher
Year
1985
Language
English
Pages
206
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.7 x 15.0 x 1.3 cm
Weight
0.23 kg.
ISBN13
9780521269841
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Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality (Cambridge Paperback Library)

Jon Elster (Author, Illustrated by) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality (Cambridge Paperback Library) - Elster, Jon ; Elster, Jon

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Synopsis "Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality (Cambridge Paperback Library) "

This book was first published in 1984, as the revised edition of a 1979 original. The text is composed of studies in a descending sequence from perfect rationality, through imperfect and problematical rationality, to irrationality. Specifically human rationality is characterized by its capacity to relate strategically to the future, in contrast to the myopic 'gradient climbing' of natural selection. There is trenchant analysis of some of the parallels proposed in this connection between the biological and the social sciences. In the chapter on imperfect rationality the crucial notion is that of 'binding oneself', as Ulysses did before setting out to the Sirens, when weakness of will may prevent us from using our capacity for perfect rationality. The second half of the book deals with rational-actor theory, comparing its logical power and success to rival approaches, and with the varieties of irrationality expressed in contradictory beliefs and desires.

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