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200 14$aThe era of choice $ethe ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life /$fEdward C. Rosenthal
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (344 p.) 
300   $a"A Bradford book."
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.
327   $aIntro -- 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.
330   $aHow today's cornucopia of choices has transformed our lives and our culture, from the foundations of scientific theory to the anxiety of everyday decisions.
606   $aPhilosophy and civilization
606   $aCulture$xPhilosophy
606   $aDecision making
615  0$aPhilosophy and civilization.
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615  0$aDecision making.
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700   $aRosenthal$b Edward C.$f1959-$01606320
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aThe era of choice$93932060
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