Publication date 1992 topics reasoning, knowledge, theory of. In minimal rationality, christopher cherniak boldly challenges the myth of man the the rational animal and the central role that the. An example of minimal rationality is the learned behaviour in animals. It is often doubted that rationality can be naturalized.
Vagueness and rationality in language use and cognition springer. In his bookminimal rationality 1986, christopher cherniak draws deep and widespread conclusions from our finitude, and not only for philosophy but also for a wide range of science as well. In minimal rationality, christopher cherniak boldly challenges the myth of man the the rational animal and the central role that the perfectly rational agent has had in philosophy, psychology, and other cognitive sciences, as well as in economics. Keywords rationality judgment and decisionmaking heuristics uncertainty. In minimal rationality, christopher cherniak boldly challenges the myth of man the the rational animal and the central role that the perfectly rational. A foraging bird, for example, may avoid eating a harmless butterfly because it looks like a.
His book presents a more realistic theory based on the limits to rationality which can play a similar generative role in the human sciences, and. Cherniak s basic idea is that traditional philosophical theories of rationality represent idealisations that are inaccessible to finite rational agents. Minimal rationality christopher cherniak in intentional explanations of behaviour, we require rationality of the agent. How rational must a creature be to be an agent, that is. Scientists were looking for more realistic approaches and herbert simon 5 proposed the notion of bounded rationality and christopher cherniak 6 theory of minimal rationality. Article information, pdf download for reconsidering the normative. In minimal rationality, christopher cherniak boldly challenges the myth of man the the rational animal and the central role that the perfectly rational agent has. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Buy minimal rationality a bradford book on free shipping on qualified orders.
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