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Rationality of beliefs
- The most influential distinction is between theoretical and practical rationality. Theoretical rationality concerns the rationality of beliefs. Rational beliefs are based on evidence that supports them.
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In the light of its account of sources of belief and knowledge, this article describes the structure of a rational system of cognitions in persons whose beliefs reflect both direct responsiveness to basic sources of cognition—such as perception—and inferences that build on those sources.
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2 Theoretical Rationality: Its Sources, Structure, and Scope...
- Contributors
His publications include Rationality and Dynamic Choice:...
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2 Theoretical Rationality: Its Sources, Structure, and Scope...
- Economic Rationality
Although as Arrow (1963, 3) observes, economic tradition...
- Practical Aspects of Theoretical Reasoning
Nevertheless, there is a difference between theoretical...
- Rationality and Science
In general, rationality requires reasoning strategies that...
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Nov 21, 2012 · Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. The goal is to bring together practical and theoretical rationality in a unified theory. Ultimately, this is done service by trying to come up with a theory of “global” rationality—the overall rationality of persons.
Abstract. Chapter 8 provides a picture of the sources of knowledge and justified belief, and these sources are distinguished from the epistemic grounds they provide.
The most influential distinction contrasts theoretical or epistemic rationality with practical rationality. Its theoretical side concerns the rationality of beliefs: whether it is rational to hold a given belief and how certain one should be about it.
article inventories Weber's usage of "rationality" and "rationaliza- tion" in Economy and Society and the Collected Essays in the So- ciology of Religion. Four types of rationality are identified and com- pared with one another: practical, theoretical, substantive, and for- mal. Only "ethical substantive rationality" introduces methodical
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Rationality is the ability to use reason and logic to make decisions and achieve goals. It involves basing beliefs and actions on clear, structured thinking, critical analysis, and systematic evaluation of available evidence.
Oct 13, 2003 · Practical Reason. First published Mon Oct 13, 2003; substantive revision Wed Jul 31, 2024. Practical reason is the general human capacity for resolving, through reflection, the question of what one is to do. Deliberation of this kind is practical in at least two senses.
