The Myth of Choice: Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits - Couverture souple

Greenfield, Kent

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300169868 ISBN 13 : 9780300169867

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Freedom of choice is at the core of the American story. But what if choice is fake?

Americans are fixated on the idea of choice. Our political theory is based on the consent of the governed. Our legal system is built upon the argument that people freely make choices and bear responsibility for them. And what slogan could better express the heart of our consumer culture than "Have it your way"?

In this provocative book, Kent Greenfield poses unsettling questions about the choices we make. What if they are more constrained and limited than we like to think? If we have less free will than we realize, what are the implications for us as individuals and for our society? To uncover the answers, Greenfield taps into scholarship on topics ranging from brain science to economics, political theory to sociology. His discoveries--told through an entertaining array of news events, personal anecdotes, crime stories, and legal decisions--confirm that many factors, conscious and unconscious, limit our free will. Worse, by failing to perceive them we leave ourselves open to manipulation. But Greenfield offers useful suggestions to help us become better decision makers as individuals, and to ensure that in our laws and public policy we acknowledge the complexity of choice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kent Greenfield is professor of law and law fund research scholar, Boston College. He is author of The Failure of Corporate Law: Fundamental Flaws and Progressive Possibilities and numerous scholarly law articles. He lives in Cambridge, MA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300169868
• ISBN 13: 9780300169867
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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