Irrationality
We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support. Depending on the context, agents exhibiting irrational behaviour may be described as foolish, ignorant, unwise or even insane. In this clear and engaging introduction to current debates on irrationality, Lisa Bort…
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- Full title :Irrationality / Lisa Bortolotti.
Summary
We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support. Depending on the context, agents exhibiting irrational behaviour may be described as foolish, ignorant, unwise or even insane. In this clear and engaging introduction to current debates on irrationality, Lisa Bortolotti presents the many facets of the concept and offers an original account of the importance of jud.
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- Publication Date:2015.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Polity Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:074568727X, 9780745687278
- oclc:ocn899248971
- LC Classification:BC177
- Dewey Decimal:128/.4
Table of Contents
Cover; Key Concepts in Philosophy; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Project; The Methodology; Some Themes; Synopsis; 1: Irrationality and Interpretation; 1.1. Predicting and Explaining Behaviour; 1.2. Rationality or Intelligibility?; 1.3. Systematic Reasoning Mistakes; 1.4. Rationality for Limited Beings; 1.5. Rationality and the Nature of Belief; Conclusions and Implications; Suggestions for Further Reading; 2: Irrationality and Mental Health; 2.1. Madness as a Negation of Rationality; 2.2. Madness as a Negation of Health.
2.3. Irrationality in Psychiatric Diagnosis2.4. Irrationality and Responsibility for Action; 2.5. Irrationality, Mental Health and Agency; Conclusions and Implications; Suggestions for Further Reading; 3: Irrationality and Choice; 3.1. Emotions and Decision-making; 3.2. Emotions and Moral Agency; 3.3. Intuitions and Decision-making; 3.4. Wisdom and Expertise; Conclusions and Implications; Suggestions for Further Reading; 4: Irrationality and the World; 4.1. Epistemic Rationality and Science; 4.2. Beliefs Departing from Reality.
4.3. Distorted Memories and Self-narrativesConclusions and Implications; Suggestions for F…
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