Self-Control Decision Theory and Rationality

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 Rationalitybrings 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.