{"product_id":"the-many-futures-of-a-decision-paperback","title":"The Many Futures of a Decision - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Lampert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining two a central topics in philosophy in the 20th Century, this book considers the ethics and impact of decision-making alongside the philosophy of time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we make simple decisions, like the decision to wake up at 8 a.m. tomorrow, we make use of a linear model of the future. But when we make open-ended decisions, like the decision to get fitter, or more involved in politics, we presuppose a much more complex model of the future. We project a variety of virtual futures. We can carry out a decision in many different ways at once, which may converge and diverge at different points in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a phenomenological approach, \u003ci\u003eThe Many Futures of a Decision\u003c\/i\u003e explores what we learn about the structure of the future specifically from decision-making. Most theories of decision concentrate on the rationality: the evidence and value assessments that build up grounds for a rational decision. Instead, this book innovatively engages with the nature of the future as a multi-layered decisions project. Through interpretations of the theories of decision in philosophers like Husserl and Heidegger, Schmitt and Habermas, Derrida and Deleuze, along with other decision theories, Lampert develops an original theory of multiple futures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Lampert\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University, USA. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eSimultaneity and Delay: A Dialectical Theory of Staggered Time \u003c\/i\u003e(Continuum, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eDeleuze and Guattari's Philosophy of History\u003c\/i\u003e (Continuum, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719410323519,"sku":"9781350047792","price":81.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/811e5004abdc4eb1675bf4b94e39f6f1.webp?v=1765085522","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-many-futures-of-a-decision-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}