Ebook: Rationality and commitment

Introduction. Rational fools, rational commitments / Fabienne Peter and Hans Bernhard Schmid. Pt. I. Committed action. Why exactly is commitment important for rationality? / Amartya Sen -- Construing Sen on commitment / Philip Pettit -- Sympathy, commitment, and preference / Daniel M. Hausman. Pt. II. Rethinking rationality. Instrumental rationality versus practical reason: desires, ends, and commitment / Herlinde Pauer-Studer -- The grammar of rationality / Geoffrey Brennan -- The rationality of rational fools: the role of commitments, persons, and agents in rational choice modelling / Werner Güth and Hartmut Kliemt -- Rational self-commitment / Bruno Verbeek -- Rationality and commitment in voluntary cooperation: insights from experimental economics / Simon Gächter and Christian Thöni. Pt. III. Commitment, intentions, and identity. Beyond self-goal choice: Amartya Sen's analysis of the structure of commitment and the role of shared desires / Hans Bernhard Schmid -- Cooperation and the we-perspective / Raimo Tuomela -- Collective intentions, commitment, and collective action problems / Margaret Gilbert -- Theories of team agency / Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden -- Identity and commitment: Sen's fourth aspect of the self / John B. Davis. Comment. Rational choice: discipline, brand name, and substance / Amartya Sen.