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Donald Bruckner Associate Professor of Philosophy

Book Title: Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality

Author: Jon Elster

Selection Statement:

This is a classic book on autonomy and adaptive preferences.  Although some of my work is critical of Elster, this was the jumping-off point for a significant portion of my research.  It is required reading for any philosopher working on adaptive preferences, autonomy, value theory, rationality, and a range of other issues in ethics and social and political philosophy.


Year: 2014