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The Cunning of Reason (Paperback)
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The Cunning of Reason (Paperback)
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This book is a philosophers' attempt to bring together ideas put
forward by economists, sociologists and political theorists. The
author begins by exploring the economist's assumption that action
is rational if it helps to achieve the agent's goals as efficiently
as possible. The assumption is explored with the aid of
rational-choice theory and game-theory, but it is rejected in the
end for failing to account for the elements of trust and morality
which rational social life requires. A discussion of 'Rational
Expectations' and of 'maximising' and 'satisficing' leads to a
portrait of social actors as rational role-players. Rationality is,
finally, the expression of the self in a social world. The book
intervenes in intense current debates within and among several
disciplines. Its concern is with the true nature of social actors
and the proper character of social science. Its arguments are the
more challenging for being presented in a simple, incisive and
lucid prose. It will be of particular interest to philosophers,
social theorists and social scientists interested in the
philosophical aspects of their discipline.
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