The cunning of reason

The cunning of reason /

In this book, the author is attempting to make sense, as a philosopher, of the ideas of rationality put forward by economists, sociologists, and political theorists. The book intervenes in intense current debates within and among several disciplines. Its concern is with the true nature of social act...

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Main Author: Hollis, Martin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
Reason.
Raison.
reason.
Reason
Rationalität.
Vernunft
Sociale wetenschappen.
Rede (filosofie)
Handelen.
Rationaliteit.
Sociale filosofie.
Reasoning (Psychology)
Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Preface
  • 1. The sovereign artificer
  • 2. Rational choice
  • 3. Norms and institutions
  • 4. The Cunning of Reason I: unintended consequences
  • 5. Motivation
  • 6. External and internal reasons
  • 7. Rational expectations
  • 8. Maximising and satisficing
  • 9. The Cunning of Reason II: functions and rules
  • 10. Reasons and roles
  • 11. Rationality and understanding
  • 12. The Cunning of Reason III: self and society
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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