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Rational Stupidity

Welles J*
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ISSN: 2641-9130  10.23880/phij-16000135  Received: January 08, 2020  Published: January 23, 2020
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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 world1 . All this would be much easier2 for cognitive theorists3 to understand and accept were it not for the schematic legacy of the Age of Reason.

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  title   = {Rational Stupidity},
  author  = {Welles J},
  journal = {Philosophy International Journal},
  year    = {2020},
  volume  = {3},
  number  = {1},
  doi     = {10.23880/phij-16000135}
}
Welles J (2020). Rational Stupidity. Philosophy International Journal, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.23880/phij-16000135
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