Ulysses and the sirens: studies in rationality and irrationality
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521269841
Date de publication :
25 oct. 1984
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
300 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book, first published in 1979, is composed of studies in a descending sequence from perfect rationality, through imperfect and problematical rationality, to irrationality. Specifically human rationality is characterized by its capacity to relate strategically to the future, in contrast to the myopic 'gradient climbing' of natural selection.