Models of Man
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Models of Man is a seminal book by Herbert A. Simon that explores human decision-making and behavior through the lens of bounded rationality and mathematical models in the social sciences.
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book
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| academicDiscipline |
economics
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management science → operations research → political science → psychology → |
| author |
Herbert A. Simon
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describedBy |
"Models of Man: Social and Rational"
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| genre |
economic theory literature
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non-fiction → social science literature → |
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essays on decision-making
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mathematical models of behavior → studies in economic theory → studies in political science → |
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"Social and Rational"
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| influenced |
artificial intelligence
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behavioral economics → cognitive psychology → decision sciences → organizational theory → |
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classical decision theory
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neoclassical economics → psychology → |
| keyConcept |
bounded rationality
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formal models of choice → heuristic decision-making → limited information processing → satisficing → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
behavioral economics
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bounded rationality → decision theory → economic behavior → human decision-making → mathematical models in the social sciences → organizational behavior → psychology of decision-making → rational choice → |
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challenging the assumption of full rationality in classical economics
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formalizing the concept of bounded rationality in economic behavior → integrating mathematical modeling with empirical studies of decision-making → |
| publicationYear |
1957
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| publisher |
John Wiley & Sons
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| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th-century social sciences
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Models of Man
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Herbert A. Simon
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