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by Jon Elster

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This book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences. It is essentially a work of exposition that offers a tool box of mechanisms--nuts and bolts, cogs and wheels--that can be used to explain complex social phenomena. Within a brief compass, Jon Elster covers a vast range of topics. His point of departure is the conflict we all face between our desires and our opportunities. How can rational choice theory help us understand our motivation and behavior? More significantly, what happens when the theory breaks down but we still cleave to a belief in the power of the rational? Elster describes the fascinating range of forms of irrationality--wishful thinking, the phenomenon of sour grapes, discounting the future in non-cooperative behavior. He shows how these issues bear directly on our lives in such concrete situations as wage bargaining, economic cartels, political strikes, voting in elections, and court decisions involving child custody.

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  • Title Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences
  • Author Jon Elster
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1ST
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1989-07-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521376068 / 0521376068
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.42 x 5.39 x 0.58 in (21.39 x 13.69 x 1.47 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Social interaction, Social sciences - Methodology
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 89031449
  • Dewey Decimal Code 300.1
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