{"product_id":"ulysses-unbound-studies-in-rationality-precommitment-and-constraints-hardback-9780521662130","title":"Ulysses Unbound; Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints (Hardback) 9780521662130","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUlysses Unbound\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStudies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis provocative book argues that, very often, people may benefit from being constrained in their options or from being ignorant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Elster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521662130, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 April 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.6 cm, 0.555 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\"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 Criticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCommon 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 here in much more detail. Elster shows how seemingly disparate examples which limit freedom of action reveal similar patterns, so much so that he proposes a new field of study: constraint theory. The book is written in Elster's characteristically vivid style and will interest professionals and students in philosophy, political science, psychology, and economics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Ulysses Revisited: How and Why People Bind Themselves: 1. Introduction: Constraint theory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Passion as a reason for self-binding\u003cbr\u003e 3. Time-inconsistency and discounting\u003cbr\u003e 4. Time-inconsistency and strategic behavior\u003cbr\u003e 5. Passion as a device for self-binding\u003cbr\u003e 6. Variations on a Russian nobleman\u003cbr\u003e 7. Addiction and precommitment\u003cbr\u003e 8. Obstacles, objections and alternatives\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Ulysses Unbound: Constitutions as Constraints: 9. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 10. Disanalogies with individual precommitment\u003cbr\u003e 11. The nature and structure of constitutions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Constraints on constitution-making\u003cbr\u003e 13. Two levels of constitutional precommitment\u003cbr\u003e 14. Self-binding in Athenian politics\u003cbr\u003e 15. Interest and passion in Philadelphia and Paris\u003cbr\u003e 16. Time-inconsistency, discounting and delays\u003cbr\u003e 17. Omnipotence, strategic behavior and separation of powers\u003cbr\u003e 18. Efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 19. Obstacles and objections\u003cbr\u003e 20. Ulysses unbound\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Less is More: Creativity and Constraints in the Arts: 21. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 22. Daydreaming: creativity without constraints\u003cbr\u003e 23. Constraints and conventions in the arts\u003cbr\u003e 24. Constraints, value, and creativity\u003cbr\u003e 25. Originality, authenticity, and creativity\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Hays code\u003cbr\u003e 27. Lucien Leuwen as an empty set\u003cbr\u003e 28. Randomization in the arts\u003cbr\u003e 29. Creativity and constraints in jazz\u003cbr\u003e 30. Obstacles and objections\u003cbr\u003e Coda\u003cbr\u003e References.\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":46251988812056,"sku":"9780521662130","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521662130i.jpg?v=1691927891","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ulysses-unbound-studies-in-rationality-precommitment-and-constraints-hardback-9780521662130","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}