Sour Grapes
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Sour Grapes is a seminal work of political philosophy and rational choice theory by Jon Elster that examines how people adapt their preferences to what is attainable, famously developing the concept of “sour grapes” preferences.
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| Sour Grapes canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ work of rational choice theory ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
analytical Marxism
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain non-standard patterns of choice
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integrate psychology into rational choice theory ⓘ |
| author |
Elster, Jon
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Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Grapes” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
preference exogeneity assumption
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traditional rational choice assumptions ⓘ |
| describes |
how individuals adapt preferences to constraints
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limits of standard rational choice models ⓘ mechanisms of preference change ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economics
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a seminal work on adaptive preferences
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widely cited in political philosophy ⓘ widely cited in rational choice literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
economic theory of choice
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philosophy of action ⓘ political theory ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
adaptive preferences
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decision theory ⓘ philosophy of social science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ preference adaptation ⓘ preference formation ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ theory of rationality ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
adaptive preference formation
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endogenous preferences ⓘ “sour grapes” preferences ⓘ |
| title | Sour Grapes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
economics and decision theory courses
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philosophy courses ⓘ political theory courses ⓘ |
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