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Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection
Michael Taylor
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Description for Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection
paperback. A provocative polemic against the philosophical psychology that underpins Rational Choice theories. Series Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Hardin, Russell; Holmes, Stephen; Isaac, Jeffrey; Keane, John; Kiss, Elizabeth; Okin, Susan; Parijs, Phillipe Van; Pettit, Phillip. Series: Contemporary Political Theory. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 347.
A powerful and provocative critique of the foundations of Rational Choice theory and the economic way of thinking about the world, written by a former leading practitioner. The target is a dehumanizing ideology that cannot properly recognize that normal people have attachments and commitments to other people and to practices, projects, principles, and places, which provide them with desire-independent reasons for action, and that they are reflective creatures who think about what they are and what they should be, with ideals that can shape and structure the way they see their choices. The author's views are brought to bear on ... Read more
A powerful and provocative critique of the foundations of Rational Choice theory and the economic way of thinking about the world, written by a former leading practitioner. The target is a dehumanizing ideology that cannot properly recognize that normal people have attachments and commitments to other people and to practices, projects, principles, and places, which provide them with desire-independent reasons for action, and that they are reflective creatures who think about what they are and what they should be, with ideals that can shape and structure the way they see their choices. The author's views are brought to bear on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Political Theory
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521687041
SKU
V9780521687041
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About Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor is a professor of political science at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has previously taught at the University of Essex in England and at Yale University. He was for many years a leading practitioner of Rational Choice theory and published two influential books on cooperation in the absence of centralized coercion: Anarchy and Cooperation (later re-titled ... Read more
Reviews for Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection
"This passionate book is a powerful conceptual, empirical, and normative critique of Rational Choice theory by a former practitioner." -David A. Welch, University of Toronto, Ethics and International Affairs "This is an excellent and enjoyable book...As a critique of welfarism, market idealism, and (especially) psychological egoism, Taylor's Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection is valuable and ... Read more