Reason in Human Affairs

by Herbert A. Simon

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What can reason (or more broadly, thinking) do for us and what can't it do? This is the question examined by Herbert A. Simon, who received the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences "for his pioneering work on decision-making processes in economic organizations."

The ability to apply reason to the choice of actions is supposed to be one of the defining characteristics of our species. In the first two chapters, the author explores the nature...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0804711798

ISBN13:9780804711791

Release Date:June 1983

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Cognitive Economic Theory Economics Humanism Humanities Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Theory

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