Satisficing and Maximizing : Moral Theorists on Practical Reason (Hardcover)

Introduction Michael Byron; 1. Two views of satisficing Michael Slote; 2. Satisficing as a humanly rational strategy David Schmidtz; 3. Maxificing: life on a budget; or, if you would maximize, then satisfice Jan Narveson; 4. Satisficing and substantive values Thomas Hurka; 5. A new defense of satisficing Michael Weber; 6. Satisficing: Not good enough Henry S. Richardson; 7. Why ethical satisficing makes sense and rational satisficing doesn't James Dreier; 8. The plausibility of satisficing and the role of good in ordinary thought Mark van Roojen; 9. Satisficing and perfectionism in virtue ethics Christine Swanton; 10. Could Aristotle satisfice? Michael Byron; 11. How do economists think about rationality? Tyler Cowen.