03110nam 22006854a 450 991082787290332120240416211033.00-262-28258-51-282-10095-597866121009561-4294-1309-3(CKB)1000000000467387(OCoLC)182530749(CaPaEBR)ebrary10173684(SSID)ssj0000148908(PQKBManifestationID)11163486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000148908(PQKBWorkID)10237743(PQKB)10064426(SSID)ssj0000517999(PQKBManifestationID)12189340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517999(PQKBWorkID)10491526(PQKB)10669236(MiAaPQ)EBC3338623(Au-PeEL)EBL3338623(CaPaEBR)ebr10173684(OCoLC)939263675(EXLCZ)99100000000046738720041122d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe era of choice the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life /Edward C. Rosenthal1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc20051 online resource (344 p.) "A Bradford book."0-262-68165-X 0-262-18248-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Choice: More Than Wanting to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too -- 2 Behind the Scenes of Choice: The Historical Precursors -- 3 FreeWill and the Vicious Spiral of Choice: Who's in Control? -- 4 Many Branches, Many Worlds, and the Splintering of Reality -- 5 The Blurring of Reality -- 6 Postindustrial Society: Our Break with History? -- 7 Decision Making: Is There a Method to Its Madness? -- 8 Oppositions: Saussure, Structuralism, and More -- 9 Freedom and Existentialism -- 10 Risk: What It Means to Us -- 11 The Individual versus the Group -- 12 The Turning Point: The 1960s -- 13 High and Low Culture, Subjective and Objective Mentality -- 14 From Modernism to Postmodernism -- 15 Postmodern Manifestations, Self-Reference, and Beyond -- 16 Critics of Contemporary Life -- 17 Societal Problems and Conflicts: Where Are We Headed? -- 18 Have We Been Here Before? -- 19 Policy Implications, and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.How today's cornucopia of choices has transformed our lives and our culture, from the foundations of scientific theory to the anxiety of everyday decisions.Philosophy and civilizationCulturePhilosophyDecision makingPhilosophy and civilization.CulturePhilosophy.Decision making.153.8/3Rosenthal Edward C.1959-1606320MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827872903321The era of choice3932060UNINA