The era of choice [[electronic resource] ] : the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life / / Edward C. Rosenthal |
Autore | Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 153.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and civilization
Culture - Philosophy Decision making |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-262-28258-5
1-282-10095-5 9786612100956 1-4294-1309-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452136703321 |
Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The era of choice [[electronic resource] ] : the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life / / Edward C. Rosenthal |
Autore | Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 153.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and civilization
Culture - Philosophy Decision making |
ISBN |
0-262-28258-5
1-282-10095-5 9786612100956 1-4294-1309-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777900603321 |
Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The era of choice : the ability to choose and its transformation of contemporary life / / Edward C. Rosenthal |
Autore | Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 153.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and civilization
Culture - Philosophy Decision making |
ISBN |
0-262-28258-5
1-282-10095-5 9786612100956 1-4294-1309-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827872903321 |
Rosenthal Edward C. <1959-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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