{"product_id":"rationality-and-dynamic-choice-foundational-explorations-paperback-9780521063913","title":"Rationality and Dynamic Choice; Foundational Explorations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521063913","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRationality and Dynamic Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFoundational Explorations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a major contribution to the theory of rational choice which will be of particular interest to philosophers and economists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward F. McClennen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521063913, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 June 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 14.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"McClennen's book is a highly interesting and valuable contribution to the growing literature on the nature of reason....Moreover McClennen's discussion of a wealth of central ideas and issues in decision theory bearing on his defence of resolute choice (to which I cannot hope to do justice in this review) takes the reader through some fascinating territory.  The journey is well worth the price of admission.\"   Jean Hampton, Canadian Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a major contribution to the theory of rational choice which will be of particular interest to philosophers and economists. The author sets out the foundations of rational choice, and then sketches a dynamic choice framework in which principles of ordering and independence follow from a number of apparently plausible conditions. However, there is potential conflict among these conditions, and when they are weakened to avoid it the usual foundations of rational choice no longer prevail. The thrust of the argument is to suggest that the theory of rational choice is less deterministic than many suppose.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction and sketch of the main argument\u003cbr\u003e 2. The ordering principle\u003cbr\u003e 3. The independence principle\u003cbr\u003e 4. The problem of justification\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pragmatic arguments\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dynamic choice problems\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rationality conditions on dynamic choice\u003cbr\u003e 8. Consequentialist constructions\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rethinking the problem of dynamic consistency\u003cbr\u003e 10. A critique of the pragmatic arguments\u003cbr\u003e 11. Formalizing the pragmatic arguments\u003cbr\u003e 12. The feasibility of resolute choice\u003cbr\u003e 13. Connections\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Postscript: projections.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20logic%20%5BHPL%5D%22\"\u003eHPL\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":46005927182616,"sku":"9780521063913","price":36.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521063913i.jpg?v=1694969028","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rationality-and-dynamic-choice-foundational-explorations-paperback-9780521063913","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}