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Drawing and building on the existing literature, this Element explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect. Section 1 discusses interpersonal and intrapersonal Prisoner''s Dilemma situations, and the possibility of a set of unrestrained choices adding up in a way that is problematic relative to the concerns of the choosers involved. Section 2 focuses on the role of precommitment devices in rational choice. Section 3 considers the role of resoluteness in rational choice and action. And Section 4 delves into some related complications concerning the nature of actions and the nature of intentions.

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Introduction: Why Commit?; 1. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Prisoner's Dilemma Situations; 2. Precommitting; 3. Resoluteness; 4. Taking Extended Agents Seriously; Conclusion.

Commitment and Resoluteness in Rational Choice

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009211574, 978-1009211574
      ISBN10: 1009211579
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      Book Synopsis
      Drawing and building on the existing literature, this Element explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect. Section 1 discusses interpersonal and intrapersonal Prisoner''s Dilemma situations, and the possibility of a set of unrestrained choices adding up in a way that is problematic relative to the concerns of the choosers involved. Section 2 focuses on the role of precommitment devices in rational choice. Section 3 considers the role of resoluteness in rational choice and action. And Section 4 delves into some related complications concerning the nature of actions and the nature of intentions.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Why Commit?; 1. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Prisoner's Dilemma Situations; 2. Precommitting; 3. Resoluteness; 4. Taking Extended Agents Seriously; Conclusion.

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