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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828769603321

Titolo

Beyond rationality : contemporary issues / / edited by Carl Jensen and Rom Harré

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-43616-7

9786613436160

1-4438-3424-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarréRom

JensenCarl

Disciplina

128.33

Soggetti

Irrationalism (Philosophy)

Practical reason

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART TWO; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; PART THREE; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; AFTERWORD; APPENDIX; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues, scholars from a variety of disciplines explore the concept of ""irrationality"" in today's increasingly complex world. Combining both theory and practice, this is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand such diverse puzzles as why citizens often readily support dictatorships, how terrorists ""reason,"" and why seemingly rational people often make irrational choices.