A major new theoretical explanation of how ordinary people decide what to favour and what to oppose politically.

It is not unusual for a festschrift to include offerings from several areas of study, but it is highly unusual for those areas to cross disciplinary lines. This

In democratic societies, opinion polls play a vital role. But it has been demonstrated that many people do not have an opinion about major issues--the "nonattit

This work develops logical theories necessary to understand adaptable human reasoning & the design ofintelligent systems. It unifies lively & significant strand

Advances in the social sciences are used to uncover cognitive foundations of social decision making.