Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In two volumes on rationality, freedom, and justice, the distinguished economist and philosopher Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues. This volume - the first of the two - is principally concerned with rationality and freedom.

Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In two volumes on rationality, freedom, and justice, the distinguished economist and philosopher Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues. This volume - the first of the two - is principally concerned with rationality and freedom.

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea ...(展开全部)

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea ...(展开全部)

"May is an existential analyst who deservedly enjoys a reputation among both general and critical readers as an accessible and insightful social and psychological theorist. . . . Freedom's characteristics, fruits, and problems; destiny's reality; death; and therapy's place in the confrontation between freedom and destiny are examined. . . . Poets, social critics, artists, and o...(展开全部)

"May is an existential analyst who deservedly enjoys a reputation among both general and critical readers as an accessible and insightful social and psychological theorist. . . . Freedom's characteristics, fruits, and problems; destiny's reality; death; and therapy's place in the confrontation between freedom and destiny are examined. . . . Poets, social critics, artists, and o...(展开全部)

理查德·埃德加·派普斯（Richard Edgar Pipes，1923年7月11日至2018年5月17日）是波兰出生的美国学者，他专门研究俄罗斯历史，特别是苏联的历史，在他的整个职业生涯中，他一直信奉一种强烈的反共观点。1976年，他领导了一个由中央情报局组织的分析小组，分析苏联军事和政治领导层的战略能力和目标。派普斯是美国历史学家和美国外交政策和中东问题专家丹尼尔·派普斯的父亲。 派普斯出生于波兰希岑的一个犹太家庭，在纳粹德国入侵波兰后作为难民逃离该国。1940年定居美国，1943年在美国陆军航空兵服役期间成为归化公民。从1958年到1996年，派普斯在哈佛大学工作。

Richard Pipes offers a vigorous defense of a fundamental freedom--private property--in this engaging mix of history, economics, and political theory. Western historians "take property for granted," complains the acclaimed scholar of Russian history (and author of the masterful The Russian Revolution). Pipes argues that a greater appreciation for this institution is necessary if...(展开全部)