Rational choice theory (RCT) theorists believe that most human decisions are based on maximizing a person's own benefits, while minimizing that which can hurt the individual, according to Business ...

Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sep., 2008), pp. 749-771 (23 pages) Unlike previous methodological debates in political science, the ...

Contemporary discussions of the positive relation between rational choice and moral theory are a special case of a much older tradition that seeks to show that mutual agreement upon certain moral ...

According to Hegel, history is idea-driven. According to almost everyone else, this is foolish. What can “idea driven” even mean when measured against the passion and anguish of a place like Libya?

The 2015 General elections present an ample opportunity for the poor majority in Nigeria to use their votes to sanction people to stay in office or send them packing. In a setting of enshrined ...

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