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Judgment Misguided: Intuition and Error in Public Decision Making by Jonathan Ba

Description: Judgment Misguided by Jonathan Baron Baron argues that our intuitions about what is right often prevent us from achieving the results we want. Rather than banishing these intuitions, he suggests that they should take a secondary role, and that we base our decisions affecting the common good on an understanding of consequences, results, and effects. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description People often follow intuitive principles of decision making, ranging from group loyalty to the belief that nature is benign. But instead of using these principles as rules of thumb, we often treat them as absolutes and ignore the consequences of following them blindly. In Judgment Misguided, Jonathan Baron explores our well-meant and deeply felt personal intuitions about what is right and wrong, and how they affect the public domain. Baronargues that when these intuitions are valued in their own right, rather than as a means to another end, they often prevent us from achieving the results we want. Focusing on cases where our intuitive principles takeover public decision making, the book examines some of our most common intuitions and the ways they can be misused. According to Baron, we can avoid these problems by paying more attention to the effects of our decisions. Written in a accessible style, the book is filled with compelling case studies, such as abortion, nuclear power, immigration, and the decline of the Atlantic fishery, among others, which illustrate a range of intuitions and how they impede the publics best interests.Judgment Misguided will be important reading for those involved in public decision making, and researchers and students in psychology and the social sciences, as well as everyone looking for insight into thedecisions that affect us all. Author Biography Jonathan Baron is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Barons research is based on the utilitarian idea that society should be organized to do the most good (or to maximize utility). Some of his research examines peoples intuitive principles for decision-making and moral judgement, and explores how these principles can stand in the way of doing the most good. Baron is the author of Rationality and Intelligence (1985); Thinking and Deciding (1988, 1994, 2000), a widely used textbook for advanced undergraduates and beyond; Morality and Rational Choice (1993), Judgement Mi Table of Contents 1: Introduction2: All the Fish in the Sea3: Benefits and Burdens4: Nationalism and Group Loyalty5: My-side Bias and Violent Conflict6: Do No Harm7: Risk8: Too Many People9: Naturalism and the Sanctity of Life10: What Is to Be Done? Review "Jon Baron insightfully connects ground breaking work on how we make decisions with contemporary public policy issues. The integration is brilliant. This book should be required reading for students of public policy. The world would be a better place if all government officials read this book. The ideas in this book can save thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and bring sanity to the legislative process."--Max H. Bazerman, J. Jay Gerber DistinguishedProfessor, Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Northwestern University"This is a bold and important book. . . . a must read for policymakers. Psychologists who fret that their field has had too few public policy implications have only to read this book. Nobody does this meshing of empirical psychology, philosophy, and social policy better than Jonathan Baron."--Keith E. Stanovich, Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto"Jon Baron insightfully connects ground breaking work on how we make decisions with contemporary public policy issues. The integration is brilliant. This book should be required reading for students of public policy. The world would be a better place if all government officials read this book. The ideas in this book can save thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and bring sanity to the legislative process."--Max H. Bazerman, J. Jay Gerber DistinguishedProfessor, Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Northwestern University"This is a bold and important book. . . . a must read for policymakers. Psychologists who fret that their field has had too few public policy implications have only to read this book. Nobody does this meshing of empirical psychology, philosophy, and social policy better than Jonathan Baron."--Keith E. Stanovich, Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto Promotional The author explores our well-meant and deeply felt personal intuitions about what is right and wrong and assesses their influence on the public domain. Long Description People often follow intuitive principles of decision making, ranging from group loyalty to the belief that nature is benign. But instead of using these principles as rules of thumb, we often treat them as absolutes and ignore the consequences of following them blindly. In Judgment Misguided, Jonathan Baron explores our well-meant and deeply felt personal intuitions about what is right and wrong, and how they affect the public domain. Baronargues that when these intuitions are valued in their own right, rather than as a means to another end, they often prevent us from achieving the results we want. Focusing on cases where our intuitive principles take over public decision making, the book examines some of our most common intuitions and the ways theycan be misused. According to Baron, we can avoid these problems by paying more attention to the effects of our decisions. Written in a accessible style, the book is filled with compelling case studies, such as abortion, nuclear power, immigration, and the decline of the Atlantic fishery, among others, which illustrate a range of intuitions and how they impede the publics best interests. Judgment Misguided will be important reading for those involved in public decision making, andresearchers and students in psychology and the social sciences, as well as everyone looking for insight into the decisions that affect us all. Review Text "Jon Baron insightfully connects ground breaking work on how we make decisions with contemporary public policy issues. The integration is brilliant. This book should be required reading for students of public policy. The world would be a better place if all government officials read this book. The ideas in this book can save thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and bring sanity to the legislative process."--Max H. Bazerman, J. Jay Gerber DistinguishedProfessor, Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Northwestern University"This is a bold and important book. . . . a must read for policymakers. Psychologists who fret that their field has had too few public policy implications have only to read this book. Nobody does this meshing of empirical psychology, philosophy, and social policy better than Jonathan Baron."--Keith E. Stanovich, Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto"Jon Baron insightfully connects ground breaking work on how we make decisions with contemporary public policy issues. The integration is brilliant. This book should be required reading for students of public policy. The world would be a better place if all government officials read this book. The ideas in this book can save thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and bring sanity to the legislative process."--Max H. Bazerman, J. Jay Gerber DistinguishedProfessor, Dispute Resolution and Organizations, Northwestern University"This is a bold and important book. . . . a must read for policymakers. Psychologists who fret that their field has had too few public policy implications have only to read this book. Nobody does this meshing of empirical psychology, philosophy, and social policy better than Jonathan Baron."--Keith E. Stanovich, Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto Review Quote "This is a bold and important book. . . . a must read for policymakers.Psychologists who fret that their field has had too few public policyimplications have only to read this book. Nobody does this meshing of empiricalpsychology, philosophy, and social policy better than Jonathan Baron."--Keith E.Stanovich, Professor of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University ofToronto Details ISBN0195111087 Author Jonathan Baron Short Title JUDGMENT MISGUIDED Language English ISBN-10 0195111087 ISBN-13 9780195111088 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1998 Subtitle Intuition and Error in Public Decision Making Illustrations bibliography Birth 1944 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195111088 UK Release Date 1998-08-06 AU Release Date 1998-08-06 NZ Release Date 1998-08-06 US Release Date 1998-08-06 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 1998-08-06 DEWEY 153.44 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 240 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Author: Jonathan Baron

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