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Satisficing and Maximizing - Moral Theorists on Practical Reason (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R1,008
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Satisficing and Maximizing - Moral Theorists on Practical Reason (Paperback, New): Michael Byron

Satisficing and Maximizing - Moral Theorists on Practical Reason (Paperback, New)

Michael Byron

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How do we think about what we plan to do? One dominant answer is that we select the best possible option available. However, a growing number of philosophers would offer a different answer: since we are not equipped to maximize we often choose the next best alternative, one that is no more than satisfactory. This strategy choice is called satisficing (a term coined by the economist Herb Simon). This new collection of essays explores both these accounts of practical reason, examining the consequences for adopting one or the other for moral theory in general and the theory of practical rationality in particular. It aims to address a constituency larger than contemporary moral philosophers and bring these questions to the attention of those interested in the applications of decision theory in economics, psychology and political science.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2004
First published: 2004
Editors: Michael Byron
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 256
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-01005-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy
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LSN: 0-521-01005-5
Barcode: 9780521010054

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