Rational man and irrational society?: an introduction and sourcebook
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The Prisoner's Dilemma and Kenneth Arrow's General Possibility Theorem, are two of the most simple, yet far-reaching concepts in social science. The first captures in an easily understood paradox how individually rational acts that benefit individual people can combine to produce a result that is of less benefit to everyone. The Arrow Theorem shows that there is no formula for ranking the preferences of many people into a rational aggregate. This book is a collection of the best work done on these two ideas. It is an ideal introduction for students or sourcebook for professionals.
`...it presents the traditional works addressing the problems of rationality in social and political theory...the anthology represents a much nee
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Barry, B., & Hardin, R. (1982). Rational man and irrational society?: an introduction and sourcebook. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Barry, Brian, 1936-2009 and Russell Hardin. 1982. Rational Man and Irrational Society?: An Introduction and Sourcebook. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Barry, Brian, 1936-2009 and Russell Hardin, Rational Man and Irrational Society?: An Introduction and Sourcebook. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1982.
MLA Citation (style guide)Barry, Brian and Russell Hardin. Rational Man and Irrational Society?: An Introduction and Sourcebook. Beverly Hills, Sage Publications, 1982.
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