Rationality and freedom (Record no. 86488)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01605nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-0674009479 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 302.3 SEN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sen, Amartya |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rationality and freedom |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix,736 p. |
| Other physical details | 24 cm; Hard |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | $39.95 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Introduction : rationality and freedom --<br/>2. The possibility of social choice --<br/>3. Internal consistency of choice --<br/>4. Maximization and the act of choice --<br/>5. Goals, commitment, and identity --<br/>6. Rationality and uncertainty --<br/>7. Non-binary choice and preference --<br/>8. Rationality and social choice --<br/>9. Individual preference as the basis of social choice --<br/>10. Social choice and justice --<br/>11. Information and invariance in normative choice --<br/>12. Liberty and social choice --<br/>13. Minimal liberty --<br/>14. Rights : formulation and consequences --<br/>15. Positional objectivity --<br/>16. On the Darwinian view of progress --<br/>17. Markets and freedoms --<br/>18. Environmental evaluation and social change --<br/>19. The discipline of cost-benefit analysis --<br/>Freedom and social choice : the Arrow lectures : introductory remarks --<br/>20. Opportunities and freedoms --<br/>21. Processes, liberty and rights --<br/>22. Freedom and the evaluation of opportunity. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In this, the first of two volumes, Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Social choice |
| -- | Rational choice theory |
| -- | Decision making |
| -- | Liberty |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| GSB Collection | 25/03/2010 | 2 | 302.3 SEN | 26038 | 29/05/2013 | 29/05/2013 | 22/06/2019 | Books |