Sensible decisions : issues of rational decision in personal choice and public policy

書誌事項

Sensible decisions : issues of rational decision in personal choice and public policy

Nicholas Rescher

Rowman & Littlefield, c2003

  • : cloth

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143) and index

収録内容

  • Homo optans : on the human condition and the burden of choice
  • Why be rational? (on the rationale of rationality)
  • Is reasoning about values viciously circular?
  • Deliberative conservatism
  • Predictive incapacity and rational decision
  • Dismissing extremely remote possibilities
  • Nomic hierarchies and problems of relativism
  • Technology, complexity, and social decision
  • Is consensus required for a rational social order?
  • Risking democracy (some reflections on contemporary problems of political decision)
  • Collective responsibiblity

内容説明・目次

内容説明

In personal and public affairs alike we constantly confront the need for deciding among available alternatives. Sensible Decisions synthesizes Nicholas Rescher's contribution to this discussion over the years. Rescher's prime aim is to illuminate some of the theoretical complications and perplexities that characterize rational procedure in matters of decision making at the public policy level.

目次

Part 1 Part I: Personal Issues Chapter 2 Homo Optans: On the Human Condition and the Burden of Choice Chapter 3 Why Be Rational? (On the Rationale of Rationality) Chapter 4 Is Reasoning about Values Viciously Circular? Chapter 5 Deliberative Conservatism Chapter 6 Predictive Incapacity and Rational Decision Chapter 7 Dismissing Extremely Remote Possibilities Chapter 8 Nomic Hierarchies and Problems of Relativism Part 9 Part II: Public Policy Issues Chapter 10 Technology, Complexity, and Social Decision Chapter 11 Is Consensus Required for a Rational Social Order? Chapter 12 Risking Democracy (Some Reflections on Contemporary Problems of Political Decision) Chapter 13 Collective Responsibility Chapter 14 Conclusion

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA63811293
  • ISBN
    • 0742514900
  • LCCN
    2003001014
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Lanham, Md.
  • ページ数/冊数
    ix, 147 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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