Rational Man And Irrational Society?: An Introduction And Sourcebook - Couverture souple

 
9780803918511: Rational Man And Irrational Society?: An Introduction And Sourcebook
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ISBN 10 : 0803918518 ISBN 13 : 9780803918511
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1982

Synopsis

The Prisoner's Dilemma and Kenneth Arrow's General Possibility Theorem, are two of the most simple, yet far-reaching concepts in social science. The first captures in an easily understood paradox how individually rational acts that benefit individual people can combine to produce a result that is of less benefit to everyone. The Arrow Theorem shows that there is no formula for ranking the preferences of many people into a rational aggregate. This book is a collection of the best work done on these two ideas. It is an ideal introduction for students or sourcebook for professionals.

`...it presents the traditional works addressing the problems of rationality in social and political theory...the anthology represents a much nee

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Éditeur
SAGE Publications Inc
Date d'édition
1982
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803918518
ISBN 13 
9780803918511
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1982
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