The rationale of rationalization

Walter Veit; Joe Dewhurst; Krzysztof Dołęga; Max D L Jones; Shaun T Stanley; Keith Frankish; Daniel Dennett

doi:10.1017/S0140525X19002164

The rationale of rationalization

Walter Veit, Joe Dewhurst, Krzysztof Dołęga, Max D L Jones, Shaun T Stanley, Keith Frankish, Daniel Dennett

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Abstract

While we agree in broad strokes with the characterisation of rationalization as a “useful fiction,” we think that Fiery Cushman's claim remains ambiguous in two crucial respects: (1) the reality of beliefs and desires, that is, the fictional status of folk-psychological entities and (2) the degree to which they should be understood as useful. Our aim is to clarify both points and explicate the rationale of rationalization.

Original language	English
Article number	e53
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002164
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2020

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