Rationality And Social Responsibility: Essays In Honor Of Robyn Mason Dawes (modern Pioneers In Psychological Science: An Aps-psychology Press Series)
by Joachim I. Krueger /
2008 / English / PDF
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This volume brings together a diverse group of authors who have
been associated with Robyn Dawes over the years. The breadth of
topics covered reflects Dawes’s wide-ranging impact on
psychological theory and empirical practice. The two themes of
rationality and social responsibility are well developed in the
book. Dawes had always urged investigators to take seriously the
question of how individuals can reconcile self-interest (i.e.
rationality) with the collective good (i.e. social
responsibility). The area of judgment and decision-making poses a
similar challenge: here, rational judgment is the most
responsible judgment because it minimizes errors. To attain
rationality in this domain, individuals need to accept the
limitations of their own intuitions.
This volume brings together a diverse group of authors who have
been associated with Robyn Dawes over the years. The breadth of
topics covered reflects Dawes’s wide-ranging impact on
psychological theory and empirical practice. The two themes of
rationality and social responsibility are well developed in the
book. Dawes had always urged investigators to take seriously the
question of how individuals can reconcile self-interest (i.e.
rationality) with the collective good (i.e. social
responsibility). The area of judgment and decision-making poses a
similar challenge: here, rational judgment is the most
responsible judgment because it minimizes errors. To attain
rationality in this domain, individuals need to accept the
limitations of their own intuitions.
This volume presents an up-to-date overview of how far
psychological science has come in its struggle to reconcile what
is true with what is good. Each chapter is a stimulus for new
research and a reminder not to forget the hard-won lessons of the
past – in particular, those taught by Robyn Dawes.
This volume presents an up-to-date overview of how far
psychological science has come in its struggle to reconcile what
is true with what is good. Each chapter is a stimulus for new
research and a reminder not to forget the hard-won lessons of the
past – in particular, those taught by Robyn Dawes.