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Title
Normal rationality
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Ullmann-Margalit, Edna (Contributor)
Margalit, Avishai, 1939- (Editor)
Sunstein, Cass R. (Editor)
Subject
Social sciences--Philosophy (LCSH)
Decision making (LCSH)
Social structure--Philosophy (LCSH)
Decision making (FAST)
Social sciences--Philosophy (FAST)
Social structure--Philosophy (FAST)
Rationalität (GND)
Sozialordnung (GND)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Classification
LCC: BF448 .U55 2017 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 300.1 full (Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
Normal Rationality is a selection of the most important work of Edna Ullmann-Margalit, presenting some influential and widely admired essays alongside some that are not well known. She was an unorthodox and deeply original philosopher whose work illuminated the largest mysteries of human life. Much of her writing focuses on two fundamental questions. (1) How do people proceed when they cannot act on the basis of reasons, or project likely consequences? (2) How is social order possible? Ullmann-Margalit's answers, emphasizing what might be called biased rationality, are important not only for philosophy, but also for political science, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, economics (including behavioral economics), law, and even public policy. Ullmann-Margalit demonstrates that people have identifiable strategies for making difficult decisions, whether the question is small (what to buy at a supermarket) or big (whether to transform one's life in some large-scale way). She also shows that social dilemmas are solved by norms; that invisible-hand explanations take two identifiable (and dramatically different) forms; that trust can emerge in seemingly unpromising situations; and that considerateness is the foundation on which our relationships are organized in both the thin context of the public space and the intimate context of the family. One of the distinguishing features of Ullmann-Margalit's work is its close attention to the details of human experience, and its use of those details to offer fresh understandings of social phenomena. Her essays cast new light on a diverse assortment of problems in philosophy, social science, and individual lives.-- Provided by Publisher.
Table Of Contents
Part I. Decisions
Picking and choosing
On presumption
Second-order decisions
Big decisions: opting, converting, drifting
On not wanting to know
Holding true and holding as true
Part II. Social order
Revision of norms
Invisible-hand explanations
The invisible hand and the cunning of reason
Solidarity in consumption
Trust, distrust, and in between
The case of the camera in the kitchen: surveillance, privacy, sanctions, and governance
Considerateness
Epilogue: final ends and meaningful lives.
Authorized Access Point
Ullmann-Margalit, Edna Normal rationality
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: full
Identified By: bf:Local, 19472766
Change Date: 2018-04-16T07:45:49
Creation Date: 2017-01-31
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: LC Copy Cataloging
Assigner: YDX

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Normal rationality