The Multiple Self (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

Elster, Jon (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521346835 / ISBN 13: 9780521346832

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Multiple Self (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521346835
• ISBN 13: 9780521346832
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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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.

From the Back Cover

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.