{"product_id":"choosing-well-the-good-the-bad-and-the-trivial-hardcover","title":"Choosing Well: The Good, the Bad, and the Trivial - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChrisoula Andreou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-defeating behavior and the damage it can cause constitute a rich and intriguing area of philosophical inquiry. \u003cem\u003eChoosing Well\u003c\/em\u003e explores the challenges associated with effective choice over time from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Andreou focuses on the challenges raised by\u003cem\u003e cyclic preferences\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e incomplete preferences, \u003c\/em\u003e both of which interfere with our ability to neatly order our options and thus make us susceptible to self-defeating patterns of choice which in turn create unacceptable results. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat are we to do if we find ourselves with \u003cem\u003ecyclic preferences\u003c\/em\u003e or with \u003cem\u003eincomplete preferences\u003c\/em\u003e? Do such preferences make us irrational? Andreou argues that rationality does not invariably prohibit disorderly preferences but does prompt us to proceed with caution when preferences are disorderly. Theories of rational choice often dismiss or abstract away from the sorts of disorderly preferences that Andreou focuses on, since they assume that rational agents can and should have neat preferences over their options. Instead, Andreou suggests, rationality can validate certain disorderly preference structures while also protecting us from self-defeating patterns of choice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChrisoula Andreou \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Utah and an Executive Editor of the \u003cem\u003eCanadian Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. Her current research projects lie in the areas of Practical Reasoning, Action Theory, Ethical Theory, and Applied Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.33 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750739116320,"sku":"9780197584132","price":179.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1414031669a7a9ff73d5d14d87fdb342.webp?v=1779957152","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/choosing-well-the-good-the-bad-and-the-trivial-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}