Mark Peacock

Amartya Sen and Rational Choice

The Concept of Commitment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines commitment as it has evolved in Sen's critique of orthodox rational choice theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780367776909
• ISBN-10: 0367776901
• Artikelnr.: 61211133

Autorenporträt

Mark S. Peacock was educated at the Universities of Sussex and Cambridge. He worked at the Universities of Witten/Herdecke and Erfurt, Germany, from 1996 to 2006 and is currently a professor in the Department of Social Science, York University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Choice, consistency and self
interest. 2 Sympathy. 3 Commitment. 4 Commitment and meta
rankings. 5 Norms and commitment. 6 Binding oneself: Self
imposed constraints. 7 Goals. 8 Self
goal choice. Conclusion. References. Index.