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paperbackEngels516 blz.9781107416413
2e druk
28-7-2015
In this new edition of his critically acclaimed book, Jon Elster examines the nature of social behavior, proposing choice as the central concept of the social sciences. Meer
gebondenEngels268 blz.9781107083363
26-6-2015
In the spirit of Jeremy Bentham's Political Tactics, this volume offers the first comprehensive discussion of the effects of secrecy and publicity on debates and votes in committees and assemblies. Meer
paperbackEngels324 blz.9780521665612
28-3-2000
Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to have more knowledge than less. This provocative book argues that, very often, common sense fails. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521740074
27-4-2009
The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521596961
28-3-1998
It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521592963
28-3-1998
It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to this volume focus on an alternative mechanism, that is decision by discussion or deliberation. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521642798
13-1-1999
Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology, Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behaviour. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521518444
27-4-2009
The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521269841
25-10-1984
This book was first published in 1984, as the revised edition of a 1979 original. The text is composed of studies in a descending sequence from perfect rationality, through imperfect and problematical rationality, to irrationality. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521270724
9-6-1983
Technical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to have played an important role in the evolution of intelligent life on earth, comparable to that of language. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521644877
28-11-1998
Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology, Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behaviour. Meer
PaperbackFrans9780521718912
20-6-2011
This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of thought offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. Meer
GebondenEngels9780521839693
6-9-2004
An analysis of transitional justice - retribution and reparation after a change of political regime - from Athens in the fifth century BC to the present. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521548540
6-9-2004
An analysis of transitional justice - retribution and reparation after a change of political regime - from Athens in the fifth century BC to the present. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521376068
28-7-1989
This 1989 book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences. It is essentially a work of exposition which offers a toolbox of mechanisms - nuts and bolts, cogs and wheels - that can be used to explain complex social phenomena. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521376075
28-7-1989
The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521376082
28-7-1989
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. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521313681
3-10-1985
Sour Grapes aims to subvert orthodox theories of rational choice through the study of forms of irrationality. Dr Elster begins with an analysis of the notation of rationality, to provide the background and terms for the subsequent discussions, which cover irrational behaviour, irrational desires and irrational belief. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521338318
25-7-1986
A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx's social, political and economic thought for the beginning student. Jon Elster surveys in turn each of the main themes of marxist thought: methodology, alienation, economics, exploitation, historical materialism, classes, politics, and ideology; in a final chapter he assesses 'what is living and what is dead in the philosophy of Marx'. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780521338325
29-8-1986
This volume contains a selection of Karl Marx's most important writings, organized thematically under eight headings: methodology, alienation, economics, exploitation, historical materialism, classes, politics, and ideology. Meer