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Breakdown of Will
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521593007
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
29.02.2008
Seiten:
272
Autor:
George Ainslie
Gewicht:
598 g
Format:
235x157x21 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Argues that our responses to the threat of our own inconsistency determine the fabric of human culture.
Preface; Part I. Breakdowns of Will: The Puzzle of Akrasia: 1. Introduction; 2. The dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by destres or by judgments?; 3. The warp in how we evaluate the future; 4. The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions; Part II. A Breakdown of the Will: The Components of Intertemporal Bargaining: 5. The elementary interaction of interests; 6. Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests; 7. The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining; 8. Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system; Part III. The Ultimate Breakdown of Will: Nothing Fails Like Success: 9. The downside of willpower; 10. An efficient will undermines appetite; 11. The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will; 12. Conclusions; Notes; References; Indexes.