Responsible decision making
Subtitle: praxiology : the international annual of practical philosophy and methodology, vol. 16.
By: László Zsolnai.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781412808187
Subjects: Decision making; Choice (Psychology); Ethics; Praxeology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Responsibility and choice; title: The idea of moral responsibility; title: Complex choice situations; title: Differing types of responsibility; title: Hans Jonas' idea of "caring for beings"; title: The moral experience of women; title: Criticizing rational choice; title: The rational choice model 5; title: Bounded rationality; title: Myopic and deficient choices; title: Violations of the axioms; title: Rational fools; title: The strategic role of emotions; title: Social norms; title: The communitarian challenge; title: Duty, self-interest, and love; title: Responsible decision making; title: Norms, goals, and stakeholders; title: Choice as problem solving; title: Ethical norms; title: Who are the stakeholders?; title: Co-evolving goals and alternatives; title: Responsibility and the diversity of choices; title: Rationality and respect; title: Deontology; title: Choices people can make; title: The psychology of choice; title: Prospect theory; title: The "matching law"; title: Incommensurability; title: Modeling responsible decision making; title: What is a responsible decision?; title: Deontological payoffs; title: Goal-achievement values; title: Payoffs for the stakeholders; title: Evaluation from multiple perspectives; title: The maximin rule; title: A geometric representation; title: The procedural model; title: Real world cases; title: Donna's case; title: The Ford Pinto case; title: The World Bank environmental policy; title: Applications in economics and public policy; title: Responsibility and social justice; title: The paradox of a paretian liberal; title: Res ponsible agency in prisoner's dilemma situations; title: Multidimensional cost-benefit analysis; title: Ethical and social performance of business; title: Nature, society, and future generations; title: Epilogue: The responsible person.