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UNINA9910781461303321 |
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Autore |
Saint-Paul Gilles |
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Titolo |
The tyranny of utility [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral social science and the rise of paternalism / / Gilles Saint-Paul |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011 |
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1-283-16898-7 |
9786613168986 |
1-4008-3889-4 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Welfare economics |
Utilitarianism |
Paternalism |
Public welfare |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Demise of the Unitary Individual -- 1. Political Organization and the Conception of Man -- 2. The Challenge to the Unitary Individual in Western Thought -- 3. Economics: The Last Bastion of Rationality -- 4. Economics Goes Behavioral -- 5. From Utility to Happiness -- Part II. The Rise of Paternalism -- Introduction -- 6. Post-Utilitarianism: Searching for a Collective Soul in the Behavioral Era -- 7. The Policy Prescriptions of Behavioral Economics -- 8. The Modern Paternalistic State -- 9. Responsibility Transfer -- 10. The Role of Science -- 11. Markets in a Paternalistic World -- 12. Where to Go? -- References -- Index |
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The general assumption that social policy should be utilitarian--that society should be organized to yield the greatest level of welfare--leads inexorably to increased government interventions. Historically, however, the science of economics has advocated limits to these interventions for utilitarian reasons and because of the assumption that people know what is best for themselves. But more recently, behavioral economics has focused on biases and inconsistencies in individual |
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behavior. Based on these developments, governments now prescribe the foods we eat, the apartments we rent, and the composition of our financial portfolios. The Tyranny of Utility takes on this rise of paternalism and its dangers for individual freedoms, and examines how developments in economics and the social sciences are leading to greater government intrusion in our private lives. Gilles Saint-Paul posits that the utilitarian foundations of individual freedom promoted by traditional economics are fundamentally flawed. When combined with developments in social science that view the individual as incapable of making rational and responsible choices, utilitarianism seems to logically call for greater governmental intervention in our lives. Arguing that this cannot be defended on purely instrumental grounds, Saint-Paul calls for individual liberty to be restored as a central value in our society. Exploring how behavioral economics is contributing to the excessive rise of paternalistic interventions, The Tyranny of Utility presents a controversial challenge to the prevailing currents in economic and political discourse. |
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UNINA9910783323803321 |
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Autore |
Etherington Kim |
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Titolo |
Becoming a reflexive researcher [[electronic resource] ] : using our selves in research / / Kim Etherington |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004 |
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1-280-26671-6 |
9786610266715 |
1-84642-013-X |
1-4237-1059-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Counseling - Research - Methodology |
Counselors - Psychology |
Psychology - Biographical methods |
Psychotherapists - Psychology |
Psychotherapy - Research - Methodology |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Becoming a Reflexive Researcher:Using Our Selves in Research; Contents; Preface: In the Beginning is My Ending...; Part 1:Bringing Theories Alive; 1.Introduction; 2. Reflexivity: Meanings and Other Matters; 3.Everything but the Kitchen Sink; 4.Re-telling Stories of 'Everythingbut the Kitchen Sink'; 5.Methodologies and Methods; Endnote to Part 1Beware; Part 2:The Masters Stage of the Journey; 6. A Personal Journey: My Masters Stage; 7.The Supervisor's Role in ReflexiveResearch at the Masters Stage; 8.Heuristic Inquiry as a Vehiclefor Growth and Development; 9.Keeping a ReflexiveResearch Journal |
10.Autoethnography11.Using Creativityin Autoethnography; Endnote to Part 2:Talking to the world(from Mel's conversation with me); Part 3:The Doctoral Stages; 12.The PhD Student-SupervisorRelationship; 13.Connecting DoctoralResearch Topics to Ourselves; 14.Stories of Liberationand Independence; 15.Too Close To Home:A Dilemma of Involvement; 16.Reflexive Embodied Research; 17.Ethical Relationshipsin Reflexive Research; Part 4:The Postdoctoral Stages; 18.Being a ReflexivePostdoctoral Researcher; Endnote to Part 4:A Dream; References; Subject Index; Author Index |
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In this book, Kim Etherington uses a range of narratives to show the reader how reflexive research works in practice, linking this with underpinning philosophies. Placing her own journey as a researcher alongside others, she suggests that recognising the role of self in research can open up opportunities for creative and personal transformations. |
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