UNSPECIFIED (2003) The limits of individualism are not the limits of rationality. [Journal Item]

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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
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Journal or Publication Title:	BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
ISSN:	0140-525X
Date:	April 2003
Volume:	26
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	9
Page Range:	164-+
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/8164

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