Explaining social behavior : more nuts and bolts for the social sciences / Jon Elster
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007
Descript
xi, 484 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Explanation and mechanisms : Explanation ; Mechanisms ; Interpretation -- Mind : Motivations ; Self-interest and altruism ; Myopia and foresight ; Beliefs ; Emotions -- Action : Desires and opportunities ; Persons and situations ; Rational choice ; Rationality and behavior ; Responding to irrationality ; Some implications for textual interpretation -- Lessons from the natural sciences : Physiology and neuroscience ; Explanation by consequences and natural selection ; Selection and human behavior -- Interaction : Unintended consequences ; Strategic interaction ; Games and behavior ; Trust ; Social norms ; Collective belief formation ; Collective action ; Collective decision making ; Organizations and institutions