Self-Control, Decision Theory, and Rationality

New Essays

José Luis Bermúdez editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Apr '21

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A distinguished group of philosophers, decision theorists, and psychologists offer new interdisciplinary perspectives on the rationality of self-control.

Thinking about self-control takes us to the heart of practical decision-making, human agency, motivation, and rational choice. This interdisciplinary collection of new essays by philosophers, decision theorists, and psychologists offers state-of-the-art perspectives on the rationality of self-control and the different mechanisms for achieving it.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.

ISBN: 9781108413015

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 412g

280 pages