1st Edition
Motivation, Deliberation and Rationality for Dynamic Choice
By Yujian Zheng
Copyright 2026
128 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
128 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The book explores rationality and normativity through a picoeconomic model of dynamic preference reversals and Ainslie’s personal-rule approach. Focusing on negotiations between time-defined selves, it addresses key philosophical issues related to self-control and decision making over time.
It primarily addresses a challenge to Ainslie’s approach: how to justify the bundling relation... Read more
1. Picoeconomics: A New Motivational Model of Mind 2. The Position of Ainslie’s Theory in the Constellation of Rational Choice Theory and Action Theory 3. Essential Issues for an Ainsliean Model 4. Bratman’s Challenge to Ainslie’s Model and a Response 5. Self-control and Self-creation 6. Conclusions
Biography
Yujian Zheng has taught philosophy at Lingnan University since 1995 and is currently teaching at Shenzhen University, with research interests in metaphysics, rational choice and related matters.
