Rational Stupidity

Authors: Welles J*

DOI: 10.23880/phij-16000135

Volume 3, Issue 1

Abstract

In philosophical terms, stupidity may be viewed as a three way compromise among: 1.) “Pragmatic rationality”– how well individuals maximize the satisfaction of their desires, given their schemas; 2.) “Epistemic rationality”–the internal consistency of the schemas; and 3.) “Theoretical rationality– how well the schemas represents the external world. All this would be much easier for cognitive theorists to understand and accept were it not for the schematic legacy of the Age of Reason.

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