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Nudging

Nudging

Nudging

by Riccardo Viale

ISBN: 9780262544443

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 4, 2022

How “nudges” by government can empower citizens without manipulating their preferences or exploiting their biases.
Behavioral Insights

Behavioral Insights

Behavioral Insights

by Michael Hallsworth and Elspeth Kirkman

ISBN: 9780262539401

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 1, 2020

The definitive introduction to the behavioral insights approach, which applies evidence about human behavior to practical problems.
Empathy

Empathy

Empathy

From Bench to Bedside

Edited by Jean Decety

ISBN: 9780262525954

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: January 10, 2014

Recent work on empathy theory, research, and applications, by scholars from disciplines ranging from neuroscience to psychoanalysis.
Democracy Despite Itself

Democracy Despite Itself

Democracy Despite Itself

Why a System That Shouldn't Work at All Works So Well

by Danny Oppenheimer and Mike Edwards

ISBN: 9780262525213

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 13, 2013

Why democracy is the most effective form of government despite irrational (and sometime oblivious) voters and flawed (and sometimes inept) politicians.
Against Moral Responsibility

Against Moral Responsibility

Against Moral Responsibility

by Bruce N. Waller

ISBN: 9780262016599

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 14, 2011

A vigorous attack on moral responsibility in all its forms argues that the abolition of moral responsibility will be liberating and beneficial.
Psychological Agency

Psychological Agency

Psychological Agency

Theory, Practice, and Culture

Edited by Roger Frie

ISBN: 9780262562317

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 17, 2008

A multidisciplinary exploration of agency as a central psychological phenomenon based on the affective, embodied, and relational processing of human experience.
Sexualized Brains

Sexualized Brains

Sexualized Brains

Scientific Modeling of Emotional Intelligence from a Cultural Perspective

Edited by Nicole C. Karafyllis and Gotlind Ulshöfer

ISBN: 9780262113175

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 19, 2008

The cultural and political implications of research on emotions and recent studies of the “essential difference” in male and female brains and behaviors.
The High Price of Materialism

The High Price of Materialism

The High Price of Materialism

by Tim Kasser

ISBN: 9780262611978

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 29, 2003

A study of how materialism and consumerism undermine our quality of life.
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