The era of choice : the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life / / Edward C. Rosenthal

• Autore: Rosenthal Edward C. <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 153.8/3
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy and civilization; Culture - Philosophy; Decision making
• Note generali: "A Bradford book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The era of choice
• ISBN: 0-262-28258-5; 1-282-10095-5; 9786612100956; 1-4294-1309-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827872903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II