Solomonic Judgements: Studies in the Limitation of RationalityCambridge University Press, 1989 M07 28 - 232 páginas This volume of essays is very much a sequel to the two earlier collections by Jon Elster, Ulysses and the Sirens and Sour Grapes. His topic is rationality--its scope, its limitations, and its failures. Elster considers rational responses to the insufficiency of reason itself and to the "indeterminacies" in deploying rational choice theory, and discusses the irrationality of not seeing when, where, and what these are. A key essay that gives the collection its title examines disputes in cases of child custody that are paradigmatically indeterminate. Leaving aside cases where one parent is patently unfit and assuming that protracted dispute is against the immediate interests of the child, Elster argues that three options present themselves: a strong presumption in favor of the mother, a strong presumption in favor of the primary caretaker, and tossing a coin. Though the first two options may be preferable in the short term, Elster argues that there is a case for randomization in the long term. |
Contenido
WHEN RATIONALITY FAILS | 1 |
I2 RATIONAL ACTION | 3 |
I3 INDETERMINACY | 7 |
I4 IRRATIONALITY | 17 |
I5 ALTERNATIVES TO RATIONALITY | 26 |
TAMING CHANCE RANDOMIZATION IN INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL DECISIONS | 36 |
II2 VARIETIES OF RANDOMNESS | 39 |
II3 RANDOMIZATION IN INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS | 53 |
III2 TOWARDS THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD | 130 |
III3 AGAINST THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD | 134 |
III4 CIRCUMVENTING THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD | 151 |
III5 ALTERNATIVES TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD | 155 |
III6 CONCLUSION | 173 |
THE POSSIBILITY OF RATIONAL POLITICS | 175 |
IV2 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL CHOICE | 176 |
IV3 POLITICAL INDETERMINACY | 181 |
AN OVERVIEW | 62 |
II5 SCARCE GOODS AND NECESSARY BURDENS | 67 |
II6 POLITICAL LOTTERIES | 78 |
II7 LEGAL LOTTERIES | 93 |
II8 WHY LOTTERIES? | 103 |
SOLOMONIC JUDGEMENTS AGAINST THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD | 123 |
IV4 POLITICAL IRRATIONALITY | 194 |
IV5 ALTERNATIVES TO RATIONALISM IN POLITICS | 202 |
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Términos y frases comunes
action allocation alternatives Amos Tversky argue argument arise Arrow's impossibility theorem assume bargaining behaviour beliefs best interests best-interest principle candidates Cass Sunstein chance child custody choice choose chosen coin compromise consider cooperatives costs court create criteria decide decision decision problems democracy discussed divorce economic Elster equal equilibrium example expected fair given Ibid incentive effects indeterminacy individual instance irrationality joint custody judge jurors jury justice justified latter less litigation long-term lottery voting maternal presumption mechanism ment mixed strategies Mnookin mother normative account norms optimal options outcome parents parties person political possible practice predict primary caretaker probability problem procedure process values proposal pure strategies random selection randomly rational rational-choice theory reason reform risk rule sion social society theory of justice threat point tion tive Tocqueville Tversky uncertainty utilitarian utility veil of ignorance weighted lottery welfare
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Rational Choice Theory And Large-scale Data Analysis Hans-peter Blossfeld,Gerald Prein Vista de fragmentos - 1998 |
Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique James S. Coleman,Thomas J. Farraro Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |