Self control decision theory and rationality : new essays Thinking about self control takes us to the heart of practical decision making human agency motivation and rational choice. Psychologists philosophers and decision theorists have all brought valuable insights and perspectives on how to model self control on different mechanisms for achieving and strengthening self control and on how self control fits into the overall cognitive and affective economy. Yet these different literatures have remained relatively insulated from each other. Self Control Decision Theory and Rationality brings them into dialog by focusing on the theme of rationality. It contains eleven newly written essays by a distinguished group of philosophers psychologists and decision theorists together with a substantial introduction collectively offering state of the art perspectives on the rationality of self control and the different mechanisms for achieving it