Approximating prudence : Aristotelian practical wisdom and economic models of choice
Andrew M. Yuengert
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2012 ; 1. ed.
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| Authors: | Yuengert, Andrew M. |
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New York, NY [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Subject: | Rationalität | Rationality | Entscheidungstheorie | Decision theory | Verhaltensökonomik | Behavioral economics | Wirtschaftspsychologie | Economic psychology | Wirtschaftsphilosophie | Philosophy of economics | Wissenschaftliche Methode | Scientific method | Theorie | Theory | Rational Choice | Aristoteles | Praktische Vernunft |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
| Extent: | XVI, 229 S. ill. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Practical wisdom and economic models of choice -- Is there anything economics cannot do? The need for a background account -- Practical wisdom, or thinking about what to do -- Objective functions and the goals of human action -- Risk, uncertainty, and contingency -- Virtue, or self-government in decision making -- Putting it all together: the synthetic character of practical wisdom -- Where does practical wisdom reside? -- An economics mindful of larger worlds. Erscheint: 01. August 2012 |
| ISBN: | 0-230-12091-1 ; 978-0-230-12091-4 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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