Passion in our minds. Strategic role of emotions
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Why is it rational to be irrational? The book reveals the strategic role of emotions in human behavior. The author makes an attempt to explain how emotions encourage people to act against their visible material interests and why such behavior can be profitable. The main hypothesis of the work is formulated in terms of economic theory, real dilemmas of the ethical order - the willingness to rush to the aid of an outsider, love conflicts, a thirst for revenge, etc. - are considered regarding the speculative versions of the prisoner dilemma and the problem of the “free -year -old”. Frank relies on empirical materials of psychology, evolutionary biology, culture to show how noble human impulses were able to withstand the rigid pressure of the material world, but, in essence, are generated by him. This result is explained paradoxically: just as it is impossible to be intentionally spontaneous, in many situations the conscious persecution of selfish interest
Author:
Author:Frank Robert
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Psychology
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Series:
Series: Economic Theory
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-7598-2367-4
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