1st Edition
Amartya Sen and Rational Choice The Concept of Commitment
By Mark Peacock
Copyright 2020
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Are human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as it has evolved in Sen's critique of orthodox rational choice theory. The in-depth focus on... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Choice, consistency and self-interest. 2 Sympathy. 3 Commitment. 4 Commitment and meta-rankings. 5 Norms and commitment. 6 Binding oneself: Self-imposed constraints. 7 Goals. 8 Self-goal choice. Conclusion. References. Index.
Biography
Mark S. Peacock was educated at the Universities of Sussex and Cambridge. He worked at the Universities of Witten/Herdecke and Erfurt, Germany, from 1996 to 2006 and is currently a professor in the Department of Social Science, York University, Canada.
