Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- I EXPLANATION AND MECHANISMS
- II THE MIND
- III ACTION
- 9 Desires and Opportunities
- 10 Persons and Situations
- 11 Rational Choice
- 12 Rationality and Behavior
- 13 Responding to Irrationality
- 14 Some Implications for Textual Interpretation
- IV LESSONS FROM THE NATURAL SCIENCES
- V Interaction
- Conclusion: Is Social Science Possible?
- Index
11 - Rational Choice
from III - ACTION
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- I EXPLANATION AND MECHANISMS
- II THE MIND
- III ACTION
- 9 Desires and Opportunities
- 10 Persons and Situations
- 11 Rational Choice
- 12 Rationality and Behavior
- 13 Responding to Irrationality
- 14 Some Implications for Textual Interpretation
- IV LESSONS FROM THE NATURAL SCIENCES
- V Interaction
- Conclusion: Is Social Science Possible?
- Index
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- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Explaining Social BehaviorMore Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences, pp. 191 - 213Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007