Reason and Rationality

Jon Elster

ISBN 10: 0691139008 / ISBN 13: 9780691139005

Published by Princeton University Press, 2009

About this Item

2009. Hardcover. Seeks to bridge the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior. This book proposes a unified conceptual framework for the study of behavior. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reason and Rationality
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691139008
• ISBN 13: 9780691139005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior. In place of these approaches, Elster proposes a unified conceptual framework for the study of behavior.


Drawing on classical moralists as well as modern scholarship, and using a wealth of historical and contemporary illustrations, Reason and Rationality marks a new development in Elster's thinking while at the same time providing a brief, elegant, and accessible introduction to his work.

About the Author

Jon Elster holds the Chaire de Rationalité et Sciences Sociales at the Collège de France. Among his recent books are Explaining Social Behavior and Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective.