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UNSPECIFIED (2003) The limits of individualism are not the limits of rationality. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 26 (2). 164-+.
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Abstract
Individualism fixes the unit of rational agency at the individual, creating problems exemplified in Hi-Lo and Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) games. But instrumental evaluation of consequences does not require a fixed individual unit. Units of agency can overlap, and the question of which unit should operate arises. Assuming a fixed individual unit is hard to justify: It is natural, and can be rational, to act as part of a group rather than as an individual. More attention should be paid to how units of agency are formed and selected: Are the local processes local or nonlocal? Do they presuppose the ability to understand other minds?
Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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Journal or Publication Title: | BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES | ||||
Publisher: | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | ||||
ISSN: | 0140-525X | ||||
Official Date: | April 2003 | ||||
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Volume: | 26 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||
Page Range: | 164-+ | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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