AuthorElster, Jon, 1940-
TitleExplaining 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


SUBJECT

  1. Social sciences -- Methodology
  2. Social interaction

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