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The Faculty of Ideas. Kant’s Concept of Reason in the Narrower Sense
In the Transcendental Dialectic, Kant searched for a universal concept of reason different from the understanding and offered the short formula “the faculty of principles” (KrV A299/B356). I will argue that this is only one and not the most pertinent and
Lewin Michael
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The Disastrous Implications of the 'English' View of Rationality in a Social World [PDF]
Van Fraassen (2007, 2017) consistently uses the English view of rationality to parry criticisms from scientific realists. I assume for the sake of argument that the English view of rationality is tenable, and then argue that it has disastrous ...
Park, Seungbae
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Taking the sting out of choice: Diversification of investments
It is often the case that one can choose a mix of alternative options rather than have to select one option only. Such an opportunity to diversify may blunt the risk involved in all-or-none choice. Here we investigate repeated investment decisions in two-
Judith Avrahami +2 more
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Is that the answer you had in mind? The effect of perspective on unethical behavior
We explored how the perspective through which individuals view their actions influences their ethicality, comparing a narrow perspective that allows for evaluation of each choice in isolation, to a broad perspective that promotes an aggregate view of one’
Amos Schurr +3 more
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Background Long-term prescriptions of strong opioids for chronic noncancer pain—which are not supported by scientific evidence—suggest miscalibrated risk perceptions among those who prescribe, dispense, and take opioids.
Odette Wegwarth +5 more
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Rationality of semialgebraic functions [PDF]
Let X be an algebraic subset of Rⁿ, and ƒ: X → R a semialgebraic function. We prove that if ƒ is continuous rational on each curve C ⊂ X then: 1) ƒ is arc-analytic, 2) ƒ is continuous rational on X.
Kucharz, Wojciech, Kurdyka, Krzysztof
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Abstract Rationalization occurs when a person has performed an action and then concocts the beliefs and desires that would have made it rational. Then, people often adjust their own beliefs and desires to match the concocted ones. While many studies demonstrate rationalization, and a few theories describe its underlying cognitive mechanisms, we have
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Embodying Bounded Rationality: From Embodied Bounded Rationality to Embodied Rationality
Views of embodied cognition vary in degree of radicalism. The goal of this article is to explore how the range of moderate and radical views of embodied cognition can inform new approaches to rationality.
Enrico Petracca
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Monetary Policy, Bounded Rationality, and Incomplete Markets
This paper extends the benchmark New-Keynesian model by introducing two frictions: (i) agent heterogeneity with incomplete markets, uninsurable idiosyncratic risk, and occasionally-binding borrowing constraints; and (ii) bounded rationality in the form ...
E. Farhi, I. Werning
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Why the Realist-Instrumentalist Debate about Rational Choice Rests on a Mistake [PDF]
Within the social sciences, much controversy exists about which status should be ascribed to the rationality assumption that forms the core of rational choice theories.
Tiefensee, Christine
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