The Multiple Self. Studies in Rationality and Social Change.

Elster, Jon:

ISBN 10: 0521260337 / ISBN 13: 9780521260336

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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269 Seiten Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 345.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Multiple Self. Studies in Rationality and Social Change.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521260337
• ISBN 13: 9780521260336
• Binding: Broschiert
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 345 grams
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Synopsis

The essays in this volume consider the question of whether the self is a unity or whether it should be conceived without metaphor as divided--as a "multiple self." The issue is a central one for several disciplines. It bears directly on the account of rationality and the explanation of individual decision-making and behavior. Is the hypothesis of a multiple self required to deal with the problems of self-deception and weakness of will; and can the conceptual tools developed in the study of interpersonal conflict be applied to the analysis of intra-personal struggle? The essays, by a number of leading philosophers, psychologists, and economists, were all commissioned for this volume.

Book Description

Considers how the hypotheses of a multiple self can deal with the problems of self-deception and weakness of will and how the conceptual tools developed in the study of interpersonal conflict can be applied.