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Preface; First lecture: rationality in decision making: 1.1. Developmentof the concept of rationality; 1.2. Contemporary choice theory; 1.3. Theplurality of rationalities; 1.4. The history reviewed; 1.5. Empirical testsof theories; 1.6. References; 1.7. Debate of the first lecture Andrea Ichino,Luigi Pasinetti; Second lecture: the role of organisations in an economy:2.1. Organisations and markets; 2.2. Altruism and organisationalidentification; 2.3. Organization, management and the economy; 2.4.Conclusion; 2.5. References; 2.6. Debate of the second lecture; Thirdlecture: empirical evidence for economics: 3.1. How much theory, and howconcrete; 3.2. Implications of data for theory; 3.3.The sources of data oneconomic processes; 3.4. Seeking empirical data outside the business firm;3.5. Decision making in the business firm: case studies; 3.6. Economichistory; 3.7. Data from 'applied' economics; 3.8. Survey techniques; 3.9.Conclusion; 3.10. References; 3.11. Debate of the third lecture FabioArcangeli, Anna Grandori, Andrea Ichino, Daniele Terlizze; Comments: ClaudioDematte, Massimo Egidi, Robert Marris, Aldo Montesano, Riccardo Viale;Simon's reply; Herbert A. Simon's autobiographical sketch.