Decision-Making: A Neuroeconomic Perspective
Hardy-Vallée, Benoit (2007) Decision-Making: A Neuroeconomic Perspective.
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Abstract
This article introduces and discusses from a philosophical point of view the nascent field of neuroeconomics, which is the study of neural mechanisms involved in decision-making and their economic significance. Following a survey of the ways in which decision-making is usually construed in philosophy, economics and psychology, I review many important findings in neuroeconomics to show that they suggest a revised picture of decision-making and ourselves as choosing agents. Finally, I outline a neuroeconomic account of irrationality.
| Keywords: | decision-making, rationality, irrationality, economics, neuroscience, neuroeconomics, emotions, ultimatum, trust, fairness, prisoner's dilemma, brain, game theory, |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Biology: Neuroscience Specific Sciences: Psychology/Psychiatry Specific Sciences: Economics General Issues: Explanation |
| ID Code: | 3433 |
| Deposited By: | Hardy-Vallée, Benoit |
| Deposited On: | 12 July 2007 |