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Irrationality
Taschenbuch von Lisa Bortolotti
Sprache: Englisch

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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 judgements of irrationality as value judgements. The book examines the standards against which we measure human behaviour, and reviews the often serious implications of judgements of irrationality for ethics and policy. Bortolotti argues that we should adopt a more critical stance towards accepted standards of rationality in the light of the often surprising outcomes of philosophical inquiry and cognitive science research into decision making.

Irrationality is an accessible guide to the concept and will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in the limitations of human cognition and human agency.
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 judgements of irrationality as value judgements. The book examines the standards against which we measure human behaviour, and reviews the often serious implications of judgements of irrationality for ethics and policy. Bortolotti argues that we should adopt a more critical stance towards accepted standards of rationality in the light of the often surprising outcomes of philosophical inquiry and cognitive science research into decision making.

Irrationality is an accessible guide to the concept and will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in the limitations of human cognition and human agency.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: BEHAVIOUR DEFYING INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER 2: BEHAVIOUR ATTRACTING A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
CHAPTER 3: UNREFLECTIVE CHOICES
CHAPTER 4: BELIEFS UNCONSTRAINED BY EVIDENCE
IRRATIONALITY: STILL A USEFUL CONCEPT?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 200
Inhalt: 200 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745647838
ISBN-10: 0745647839
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A745647830
Autor: Bortolotti, Lisa
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Polity Press
Wiley & Sons
Maße: 216 x 138 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Lisa Bortolotti
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,266 kg
preigu-id: 105198213
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: BEHAVIOUR DEFYING INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER 2: BEHAVIOUR ATTRACTING A PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
CHAPTER 3: UNREFLECTIVE CHOICES
CHAPTER 4: BELIEFS UNCONSTRAINED BY EVIDENCE
IRRATIONALITY: STILL A USEFUL CONCEPT?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 200
Inhalt: 200 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745647838
ISBN-10: 0745647839
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A745647830
Autor: Bortolotti, Lisa
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Polity Press
Wiley & Sons
Maße: 216 x 138 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Lisa Bortolotti
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,266 kg
preigu-id: 105198213
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