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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

A philosopher interviews economists about rational choice

A hardcover copy of this book of interviews (of economists, by a philosopher) arrived in my mail the other day, and I'm enjoying it. It's also freely available online at the links below. (Here is my interview (pp 371-395).

Conversations on Rational Choice, a series of interviews conducted by Catherine Herfeld DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316344392   Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2025

 


 Contents:

  • Acknowledgments

  • 1Introduction

  • 2Pioneers of Rational Choice

    1. 2.1Kenneth Arrow

    2. 2.2Thomas Schelling

    3. 2.3Martin Shubik

    4. 2.4Gary Becker

  • 3Formal Theories of Rational Choice

    1. 3.1David Kreps

    2. 3.2Itzhak Gilboa

    3. 3.3Christian List

  • 4Psychological Dimensions of Rational Choice

    1. 4.1Robin Hogarth

    2. 4.2Daniel Kahneman

    3. 4.3Ernst Fehr

    4. 4.4Gerd Gigerenzer

  • 5Relating Neurons, Norms, and Networks to Rational Choice

    1. 5.1Colin Camerer

    2. 5.2Cristina Bicchieri

    3. 5.3Rachel Kranton

  • 6Rational Choice, Games, and Markets

    1. 6.1Robert Aumann

    2. 6.2Alvin Roth

    3. 6.3Vernon Smith

  • 7Critical Reflections on Rational Choice

    1. 7.1Duncan Foley

    2. 7.2Robert Sugden

    3. 7.3Alexander Rosenberg

  • 8Rational Choice in Philosophy

    1. 8.1Isaac Levi

    2. 8.2Patrick Suppes

    3. 8.3Laurie A. Paul

  • 9Epilogue

  • References

  • Index


     

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