Ulysses Unbound
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Ulysses Unbound is a philosophical work by Jon Elster that explores rationality, self-binding, and the limits of individual and collective decision-making.
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| Ulysses Unbound canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
how agents can bind themselves to overcome weakness of will
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how collectives can design institutions to avoid irrational outcomes ⓘ |
| author | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economics
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game theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of collective rationality
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analysis of individual rationality ⓘ applications to democratic institutions ⓘ applications to public policy ⓘ discussion of constitutional self-binding ⓘ discussion of mechanisms to control future preferences ⓘ discussion of precommitment devices ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
analytical philosophy
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methodological individualism ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework |
game-theoretic analysis
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rational choice theory ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Homeric figure Ulysses
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myth of Ulysses and the Sirens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective decision-making
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constitutional constraints ⓘ individual decision-making ⓘ institutional design ⓘ precommitment ⓘ rational choice ⓘ rationality ⓘ self-binding ⓘ social choice ⓘ time inconsistency ⓘ weakness of will ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of individual and collective rationality analysis
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systematic treatment of self-binding in rational choice ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Explaining Technical Change
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Sour Grapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses and the Sirens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Ulysses Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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