This 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction and sketch of the main argument; 2. The ordering principle; 3. The independence principle; 4. The problem of justification; 5. Pragmatic arguments; 6. Dynamic choice problems; 7. Rationality conditions on dynamic choice; 8. Consequentialist constructions; 9. Rethinking the problem of dynamic consistency; 10. A critique of the pragmatic arguments; 11. Formalizing the pragmatic arguments; 12. The feasibility of resolute choice; 13. Connections; 14. Conclusions; Postillegalscript: projections.
Klappentext
This is a major contribution to the theory of rational choice which will be of particular interest to philosophers and economists.