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Decisions! Decisions! (Chrysalis Reader, V. 6)

Carol Lawson

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We are made human by our ability to choose. This reader broadens and brightens our pathways of possibilities.

Hágase estas preguntas (Spanish Edition)

Debbie Ford

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The Intelligent Imitator: Towards an Exemplar Theory of Behavioral Choice (Advances in Psychology)

Reidar Kvadsheim

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Picoeconomics: The Interaction of Successive Motivational States within the Person (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

George Ainslie

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Kudos to Ainslie 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book was challenging but well worth the effort. Ainslie's theory of choice and of self-control/ will-power was, like nothing I have come across, and I have been a pretty avid reader on the topic for a long time. The book takes a basic finding from animal behavior experiments and from it, manages to build an extremely intriguing and sweeping account of motivations extending to some really complex topics (including Freudian/psychodynamic defences). I only wish it was not out of print!

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Examines an elementary human paradox: that we are endangered by our own wishes. Even though this observation is ancient and confirmed by wide experience, none of the disciplines that deal with decision-making have examined it.

A Psychology of Freedom and Dignity: The Last Train to Survival

E. Rae Harcum

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Harcum maintains that the proper assumptions about human nature are established by their relative utility in solving existing human problems. In order to facilitate solutions to familiar problems of daily living, the author advocates a definition of the science of psychology that includes the concepts of human freedom and intrinsic dignity. The author emphasizes the importance of the free will concept to behavioral scientists and practitioners as well as to citizens of the general population who, perhaps without realizing it, are forced users of behavioral science. The author's intention is to show that our cherished beliefs in the concepts of freedom and dignity are consistent with scientific principles and thus will become a vital part of a scientifically designed culture.

Teoria De La Eleccion / Choice Theory: Una nueva psicologia de la libertad personal / A New Psychology of Personal Freedom (Saberes Cotidianos / Daily Knowledge) (Spanish Edition)

William Glasser

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The Mysteries of Attention

James S. Hans

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Social Freedom: The Responsibility View

Kristjan Kristjánsson

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When is it correct to say that a person's freedom is restricted? Kristján Kristjánsson offers a critical analysis of the main components of a theory of negative liberty: the nature of obstacles and constraints, the weight of obstacles, and the relation of freedom to power and autonomy. Through this discussion, which examines much of the contemporary work on political freedom, he develops his own theory of negative liberty, the so-called "responsibility view", which meets many of the goals of advocates of positive liberty while retaining its distinctive "negative" nature.