Rationality in Action Synopsis : The study of rationality and practical reason, or rationality in action, has been central to Western intellectual culture. In this invigorating book, John Searle lays out six claims of what he calls the Classical Model of rationality and shows why they are false. He then presents an alternative theory of the role of rationality in thought and action.A central point of Searle's theory is that only irrational actions are directly caused by beliefs and desires -- for example, the actions of a person in the grip of an obsession or addiction. In most cases of rational action, there is a gap between the motivating desire and the actual decision making. The traditional name for this gap is \
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- Title : Rationality in Action
- Author : "John R. Searle"
- Publisher : MIT Press
- Published : 2003-01-24
- Book Pages : 319 Pages
- ISBN 10 : 0262250616
- ISBN 13 : 9780262250610
- Maturity : NOT_MATURE
- PDF Version : Available
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