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Breakdown of will /

Ainslie, George, 1944-

Breakdown of will / George Ainslie. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. - xi, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and indexes.

Introduction -- The Dichotomy at the root of decision science: do we make choices by desire or by judgements -- The warp in how we evaluate the future -- The warp can create involuntary behaviors: pains, hungers, emotions -- The elementary interaction of interests -- Sophisticated bargaining among internal interests -- The subjective experience of intertemporal bargaining -- Getting evidence about a nonlinear motivational system -- The downside of willpower -- An efficient will undermines appetite --The need to maintain appetite eclipses the will.

052159300X (hbk.) 0521596947 (pbk.)

00058604


Will.
Choice (Psychology)
Self-defeating behavior.

BF611 / .A295 2001

153.8