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Rational Choice And Politics
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Author : Stephen Parsons
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2005-03-16
Rational Choice And Politics written by Stephen Parsons and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-16 with Political Science categories.
Rational Choice Theory claims to be able to explain how all individuals make not just some of their choices, but all of their choices, all of the time. According to the theory, there is no difference in principle between choosing whether to buy apples rather than bananas or choosing whether to join a political revolution instead of staying at home and watching television. Given these claims to universal applicability, it is perhaps not surprising to find that over the last three or four decades Rational Choice Theory has become increasingly influential as a means of providing explanations in politics. The textbook introduces the premises of Rational Choice Theory and illustrates how this theory can be applied to political studies. The book concludes with an assessment of the usefulness of the model in the light of the problems highlighted. -"Parson's book provides a lucid presentation and a cogent critique of Rational Choice Theory in economics and politics." Professor Steve Pressman, Department of Economics and Finance, Monmouth University, USA
Rational Choice
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Author : Jon Elster
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1986-11
Rational Choice written by Jon Elster and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-11 with Political Science categories.
This series brings together a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring articles on central topics in social and political theory. Each volume contains ten to twelve articles and an introductory essay by the editor.
Rational Choice In An Uncertain World
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Author : Reid Hastie
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2009-11-17
Rational Choice In An Uncertain World written by Reid Hastie and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-17 with Psychology categories.
"The authors are highly respected as leading figures in the field of judgment and decision making. There are many existing books on topics related to judgment and decision making, but this book makes a unique contribution to this field because of its systematic and scholarly approach, and its breadth of coverage." —Robert Goldstone, Indiana University "Reid Hastie and Robyn Dawes are two of the most eminent researchers in the field. I know these authors to be excellent writers and I have no doubt that their writing style will be suitable for my students." —William Goldstein, University of Chicago In the new edition of this award-winning text, renowned authors Reid Hastie and Robyn Dawes compare and contrast the basic principles of rationality with actual behavior in making decisions. This book explores theories and research findings from the field of judgment and decision making in a non-technical manner, using anecdotes as a teaching device. Intended as an introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the material not only is of scholarly interest but is practical as well. New to This Edition Chapter introductions, conclusions, and cross-references between chapters make the text more student friendly An abundance of examples from areas such as finance, medicine, law, and engineering anchor concepts to the real world Increased consideration of descriptive, psychological models of decision making augment the original emphasis on normative, rational, "Expected Utility Theory" models, bring the book up to date Balance among the three major approaches to judgment and decision making: cognitive psychological analyses of mental processes and heuristics, descriptive algebraic models of judgment and decision processes, and rational models of decision making
Rethinking Rational Choice Theory
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Author : Jan de Jonge
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-12-12
Rethinking Rational Choice Theory written by Jan de Jonge and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-12 with Business & Economics categories.
The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning.
Rational Choice
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Author : Michael Allingham
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1999-07-05
Rational Choice written by Michael Allingham and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-05 with Business & Economics categories.
The primary purpose of this book is to develop and unify the theory of rational choice. Michael Allingham produces a framework in which the problems of pure choice, choice under uncertainty, strategic choice and social change are united. A secondary purpose is to comment on attitudes to risk and of the concept of knowledge to examine how these problems impact on rational choice theory.
Beyond Optimizing
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Author : Michael Slote
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1989
Beyond Optimizing written by Michael Slote and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Philosophy categories.
Philosophy, economics, and decision theory have long been dominated by the idea that rational choice consists of seeking or achieving one's own greatest good. Beyond Optimizing argues that our ordinary understanding of practical reason is more complex than this, and also that optimizing/maximizing views are inadequately supported by the considerations typically offered in their favor. Michael Slote challenges the long-dominant conception of individual rationality, which has to a large extent shaped the very way we think about the essential problems and nature of rationality, morality, and the relations between them. He contests the accepted view by appealing to a set of real-life examples, claiming that our intuitive reaction to these examples illustrates a significant and prevalent, if not always dominant, way of thinking. Slote argues that common sense recognizes that one can reach a point where "enough is enough," be satisfied with what one has, and, hence, rationally decline an optimizing alternative. He suggests that, in the light of common sense, optimizing behavior is often irrational. Thus, Slote is not merely describing an alternative mode of rationality; he is offering a rival theory. And the numerous parallels he points out between this common-sense theory of rationality and common-sense morality are then shown to have important implications for the long-standing disagreement between commonsense morality and utilitarian consequentialism. Beyond Optimizing is notable for its use of a much richer vocabulary of criticism than optimizing/maximizing models ever call upon. And it further argues that recent empirical investigations of the development of altruism and moral motivation need to be followed up by psychological studies of how moderation, and individual rationality more generally, take shape within developing individuals.
Rational Choice Theory
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Author : Peter Abell
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 1991
Rational Choice Theory written by Peter Abell and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Mathematics categories.
'Rational Choice Theory is a flourishing branch of economic sociology.' Modern sociological theory has to a considerable degree been fashioned in reaction to assumptions about human rationality. This important volume argues in favour of re-establishing rather relaxed assumptions of rationality as a basis for building theory. Although such theories often fail, they prove to be more successful in building predictive and deductive models of human affairs than any competing theoretical framework. The volume includes important and seminal articles drawn from economics, game theory, utility theory and finds application in the Marxist theory of class, group theory, organization theory and the theory of power relations. This landmark book will be an essential reference companion for any serious student or researcher in modern sociological theory.
Rational Choice
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Author : Volker Kunz
language : de
Publisher: Campus Verlag
Release Date : 2004
Rational Choice written by Volker Kunz and has been published by Campus Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political science categories.
Choice And Religion
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Author : Steve Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Choice And Religion written by Steve Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
The orthodox view is that the democracies of the western world have become increasingly secular over the twentieth century. Fewer and fewer people have chosen to believe, and the church has declined markedly as religion has changed from being part of an identity ascribed at birth to being a matter of personal choice. Choice and Religion provides a detailed critique of the 'rational choice' approach to religion to demonstrate that industrialisation has secularised the western world and that diversity, far from making religion more popular by allowing individuals to maximize their returns, undermines it. The claim that diversity and competition promote religion is refuted with evidence from a wide variety of western societies. Bruce examine the Nordic countries and the ex-communist states of eastern Europe to explore the consequences of different sorts of state regulation, and to show that ethnicity is a more powerful determinate of religious change than market structures. Where religion matters, it is not because individuals are maximising their returns, it is because it defines group identity and is heavily implicated in social conflict.
Rational Choice Theory
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Author : Michael Allingham
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Release Date : 2006
Rational Choice Theory written by Michael Allingham and has been published by Taylor & Francis Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Rational choice theory categories.
Rational choice theory draws on a number of disciplines: principally economics and philosophy, but also psychology, politics and sociology. This collection of articles brings together the most important contributions to the diverse literature on rational choice in five easily accessible and coherently organised volumes.