Amartya Sen and Rational Choice: The Concept of Commitment

ISBN-13: 9780367776909 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 152 str.

Mark Peacock

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.