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Ulysses unbound : studies in rationality, precommitment, and constraints /

Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to have more knowledge than less. This provocative book argues that, very often, common sense fails. Sometimes it is simply the case that less is more; people may benefit from being constrained in their op...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elster, Jon
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Online Access:http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/99034103.html
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