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Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints
Jon Elster
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Description for Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints
paperback. This provocative book argues that, very often, people may benefit from being constrained in their options or from being ignorant. Num Pages: 324 pages, 5 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to have more knowledge than less. This provocative book argues that, very often, common sense fails. Sometimes it is simply the case that less is more; people may benefit from being constrained in their options or from being ignorant. The three long essays that constitute this book revise and expand the ideas developed in Jon Elster's classic study Ulysses and the Sirens. It is not simply a new edition of the earlier book, though; many of the issues merely touched on before are explored ... Read more
Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to have more knowledge than less. This provocative book argues that, very often, common sense fails. Sometimes it is simply the case that less is more; people may benefit from being constrained in their options or from being ignorant. The three long essays that constitute this book revise and expand the ideas developed in Jon Elster's classic study Ulysses and the Sirens. It is not simply a new edition of the earlier book, though; many of the issues merely touched on before are explored ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521665612
SKU
KSG0034137
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Reviews for Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints
"All three sections of the book are rich in historical examples. Elster is very good at illustrating his points with concrete cases, at seeing connections among disparate fields, and at steering discussions in novel and very suggestive directions. ... Elster is at his best in raising interesting questions for further interdisciplinary research." The Journal of Aesthetics and Art ... Read more