Why do we do what we do? : motivation in history and the social sciences / / Ramsay MacMullen

• Autore: MacMullen Ramsay <1928-2022, >
• Pubblicazione: Warsaw, [Poland] ; ; Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter Open, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 153.8
• Soggetto topico: Motivation (Psychology)
• Soggetto non controllato: Motivation, history, social sciences, culture, emotions
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Psychology and Individuals -- 2 Anthropology and Small Populations -- 3 Reason and Decision-making -- 4 Culture as Cause -- 5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Indexes
• Sommario/riassunto: Why we do what we do is a matter of great interest to everyone, and everyone seems to have had their say about it - philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, and historians perhaps the most, case by case. Occasionally the specialists have offered their ideas to a general readership, but mostly they prefer to speak to and with their fellows in their particular disciplines. To evaluate and compare their findings in a cross-disciplinary way is now for the first time attempted, by Ramsay MacMullen. Emeritus history professor from Yale University, he is the recipient of various academic awards, including a lifetime Award for Scholarly Distinction from the American Historical Association
• Titolo autorizzato: Why do we do what we do
• ISBN: 3-11-041759-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825696703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II