Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393960226 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Herbert Gintis said A Pathbreaking Contribution. Passions within Reason is a remarkably prescient and insightful book, drawing upon behavioral research of the decade leading to its publication (1988). It is also a rather subtle book. Even though I used in in a college course I taught in 1989, I do not believe I really understood it until I reread it very recently.Frank asks: why to people help others, and retaliate against others who harm them, even when they can expect no future personal, material gain from so doing? Hi. Revealing the Logic Behind Emotions Amazon Customer The sheer volume of literature devoted to understanding behavior in humans and animals underscores how tricky understanding behavior is. A fraction of this literature, including this book, devotes particular attention to the problems that humans and animals encounter within social and natural environments. With a grasp of the important problems people encounter, a new perspective arises that identifies behavior as stragegic, attempted and on average efficient solutions to . Compelling and Eye-opening Donald J. Boudreaux This is Robert Frank's best book. As is true of everything he writes, Frank's style here is clear and engaging.He aims to show that human emotions are created by natural selection to increase the individual's chances of survival. What appear to be a person's irrational reactions and inclinations often promote mutually beneficial trade and, thus, promote that person's long-run welfare. The explanation of how emotions achieve this remarkably beneficial outcome is the core of
In this book, I make use of an idea from economics to suggest how noble human tendencies might not only have survived the ruthless pressures of the material world, but actually have been nurtured by them. The idea rests on a simple paradox, namely, that in many situations the conscious pursuit of self-interest is incompatible with its attainment. So too, on brief reflection, will it become apparent that someone who always pursues self-interest is doomed to fail.. We are all comfortable with the notion that someone who strives to be spontaneous can never succeed
From Library Journal To be moral is to be a chump. He thus offers a much-needed refinement of the influential Rational Expectations Hypothesis, a decision theory used chiefly by economists whereby materialist motives of self-interest are ascribed to the average person weighing costs and benefits for every action. After a wide-ranging and thorough discussion of the implications of collaborative and unopportunistic behavior, Frank presents his own "commitment model" for prudential cooperation, which emphasizes the strategic and clarifying role of the emotions in facilitating socially efficient interactions. Lib., Ore.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Or is it? Frank (economics, Cornell) believes in the efficacy of the selfless act and provides a new interpretation of the empirical research on common behavioral signals implying commitment to social values. William Abrams, Portland State Univ