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Synopsis
In personal and public affairs alike we constantly confront the need for deciding among available alternatives. Philosophers have long been preoccupied with the lines of thought and principles of deliberation in resolving such choices rationally. Sensible Decisions synthesizes Nicholas Rescher's contribution to this discussion over the years.
This book is concerned with the procedural constraints that rationality imposes on our choices in the social and technological reality in which we operate. Rescher's prime aim is to illuminate some of the theoretical complications and perplexities that characterize rational procedure in matters of decision making at the public policy level.
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About the Author
Nicholas Rescher is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a former president of the American Philosophical Association and president-elect of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. He is the author of over 100 books ranging over many areas of philosophy.
Review
Non-technical, accessible, cogent, and very interesting. Sensible Decisions is not only a good introduction to the subject of rational choice, but has much to offer those with a great deal of background in the field..... (Samuel C. Wheeler III, editor, Public Affairs Quarterly)
This is a very nice little handbook that everyone should read. It clarifies many general epistemological problems in short, concise chapters. Recommended. (CHOICE)
In this fine collection of essays, Nicholas Rescher brings his formidable systematic and analytic powers to illuminate some of the deepest issues in rational decision-making under conditions of imperfect knowledge and predictability. (John Kekes, SUNY Albany)
Non-technical, accessible, cogent, and very interesting. Sensible Decisions is not only a good introduction to the subject ofrational choice, but has much to offer those with a great deal of background in the field. (Samuel C. Wheeler III, editor, Public Affairs Quarterly)
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- PublisherRowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0742514919
- ISBN 13 9780742514911
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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