Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality (Cambridge Philosophy Classics)

Elster, Jon

ISBN 10: 1107142024 / ISBN 13: 9781107142022

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

About this Item

This book is Jon Elster's influential study of irrationality, challenging orthodox theories of rational choice. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. . 2016. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality (Cambridge Philosophy Classics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107142024
• ISBN 13: 9781107142022
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, decision-theory, economics, psychology, history and literature, Jon Elster's classic book Sour Grapes continues and complements the arguments of his acclaimed earlier book, Ulysses and the Sirens. Elster begins with an analysis of the notation of rationality, before tackling the notions of irrational behavior, desires and belief with highly sophisticated arguments that subvert the orthodox theories of rational choice. Presented in a fresh series livery and with a specially commissioned preface written by Richard Holton, illuminating its continuing importance to philosophical enquiry, Sour Grapes has been revived for a new generation of readers.

About the Author

Jon Elster is Robert K. Merton Professor of the Social Sciences at Columbia University and Professeur Honoraire at the Collège de France. He is the author or editor of thirty-four books on the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory, including Securities against Misrule: Juries, Assemblies, Elections (Cambridge, 2013) and Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences, 2nd edition (Cambridge, 2015).