{"product_id":"rational-action-paperback-9780521143738","title":"Rational Action (Paperback) 9780521143738","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRational Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume is concerned with the concepts of rationality, belief and desire in the explanation and evaluation of human action.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eT. R. Harrison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521143738, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e190 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume is concerned with the concept of rationality and the interrelations between rationality, belief and desire in the explanation and evaluation of human action. The book is conceived and structured to represent some of the most important general differences of approach to these problems, and also to connect them with problems about the relation of individual to social behaviour which are of central interest to historians, social theorists and economists as well as to philosophers. The essays have all been commissioned for this volume and have not appeared elsewhere. The idea for the book arose from the meetings of philosophers and social scientists sponsored by the Thyssen Foundation, and is therefore a continuation of the informal series begun by C. Hookway and P. Pettit (eds.) Action and Interpretation (C. U. P. 1978).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Rational man and social science Martin Hollis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Internal and external reasons Bernard Williams\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ethical consistency Ross Harrison\u003cbr\u003e 4. Wish-fulfilment Richard Wollheim\u003cbr\u003e 5. Holistic explanation: an outline of a theory Christopher Peacocke\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rational actors in macrosociological analysis James Coleman\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rational choice and political principles Albert Weale\u003cbr\u003e 8. Informational analysis of moral principles Amartya Sen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reflections on the state of nature J. E. J. Altham\u003cbr\u003e 10. Is there a free-rider problem, and if so, what is it? Richard Tuck\u003cbr\u003e 11. Contract, coercion, and consciousness John Maguire\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006701687064,"sku":"9780521143738","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521143738i_4023a724-b52a-4cb9-8a55-ed1888223581.jpg?v=1691372404","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rational-action-paperback-9780521143738","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}