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December 7th, 2010

Rationality in the Social Sciences: Black Box, Empty Box, or Both

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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes

Forum for Philosophy

December 7th, 2010

Rationality in the Social Sciences: Black Box, Empty Box, or Both

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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes

Nicholas Baigent

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6-7.30pm | Tuesday 7 December 2010
Room D202, Clement House, LSE

Speaker
Nicholas Baigent, Professor at the Institute of Public Economics, Graz University and Visiting Professor, LSE; President of the Central European Program in Economic Theory

Chair
Hlynur Orri Stefansson, LSE

Recent examples that claim to challenge rational choice theory were discussed. Among others are: Choosing pieces of cake, pieces of fruit, items from restaurant menus, newspapers and acting with integrity.

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