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
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