Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops
a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the …

In their recently published book Nudge (2008) Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
(T&S) defend a position labelled as 'libertarian paternalism'. Their thinking appeals to both …

This provocative book takes up and develops the themes of rationality and irrationality in Jon
Elster's earlier work. Its purposes are threefold. First, Elster shows how belief and preference …

An effective method to increase the number of potential cadaveric organ donors is to make
people donors by default with the option to opt out. This non-coercive public policy tool to …

Hatred is often considered the opposite of love, but in many ways is much more complicated.
It also may be considered one of the dominant emotions of our time, as individuals, groups …

Questions about the relevance and value of various liberal concepts are at the heart of
important debates among feminist philosophers and social theorists. Although many …

In this paper I argue that the use of social nudges, policy interventions to induce voluntary
cooperation in social dilemma situations, can be defended against two ethical objections …

An adaptive preference is a preference that is regimented in response to an agent's set of
feasible options. The fabled fox in the sour grapes story undergoes an adaptive preference …

Adaptive preference formation is the unconscious altering of our preferences in light of the
options we have available. Jon Elster has argued that this is bad because it undermines our …

People who have not experienced diseases and health conditions tend to judge them to be
worse than they are reported to be by people who have experienced them. This …