Breakdown of Will

Name: Breakdown of Will
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ISBN: 9780521596947

ISBN-10: 0521596947

ISBN-13: 9780521596947

Edition: 2001

Authors: George Ainslie

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Integrating approaches from experimental psychology, philosophy of mind, microeconomics, and decision science, this text presents one of the most profound and expert accounts of human irrationality available.

Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



Breakdowns of Will: The Puzzle of Akrasia



Introduction



The dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by destres or by judgments?



The warp in how we evaluate the future



The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions



A Breakdown of the Will: The Components of Intertemporal Bargaining



The elementary interaction of interests



Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests



The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining



Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system



The Ultimate Breakdown of Will: Nothing Fails Like Success



The downside of willpower



An efficient will undermines appetite



The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will



Conclusions


Notes


References


Indexes