Rationality, Rules, and Structure

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Rationality: Coherence and Structure

   • Julian Nida-Rümelin

   Pages 1-16

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3. The Rationality of Rules

   • Edward F. McClennen

   Pages 17-33

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4. Constitutions as External Constraints?

   • Reinhard Zintl

   Pages 35-47

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5. The Realization of Social Norms among Rational Actors

   • Thomas Voss

   Pages 49-65

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6. A Rationalization of Cooperation in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma

   • Wolfgang Spohn

   Pages 67-84

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7. Intentions and the Shaping of One’s Decision Problems

   • Martin Rechenauer

   Pages 85-101

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8. The Motivating Power of Expectations

   • Robert Sugden

   Pages 103-129

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9. Structural Reasons in Rational Interaction

   • Thomas Schmidt

   Pages 131-146

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10. Convergence to a Signaling System Equilibrium

    • Brian Skyrms

    Pages 147-151

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11. Words and Deeds: A Focus Theory of Norms

    • Cristina Bicchieri

    Pages 153-184

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12. Motives, Rules, and Rationality

    • Michael Slote

    Pages 185-193

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13. Instrumental Reasoning

    • John Broome

    Pages 195-207

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14. Back Matter

    Pages 209-216

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It is an obvious fact that human agency is constrained and structured by many kinds of rules: rules that are constitutive for communication, morality, persons, and society, and juridical rules. So the question is: what roles are played by social rules and the structural traits of human agency in rational decision making? What bearing does this have on the theory of practical rationality? These issues can only be discussed within an interdisciplinary setting, with researchers drawn from philosophy, decision theory and the economic and social sciences. The problem is of profound, fundamental concern to the social scientist and has attracted a great deal of intellectual effort. Contributors include distinguished researchers in their respective fields and the book thus presents state-of-the-art theory. It can also be used as a textbook in advanced philosophy, economics and social science classes.

• intention
• issue
• morality
• philosophy

• University of Göttingen, Germany

  Julian Nida-Rümelin

• University of Konstanz, Germany

  Wolfgang Spohn

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