concept of rationality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconceptandrationality
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concept
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.sept/us/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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rationality
noun[U]
uk/ˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌræʃ.ənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being based on clear thought and reason, or of making decisions based on clear thought ...
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(Definition ofconceptandrationalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We have suggested that, for our eighteenth-century writers, theconceptofrationalitywas less narrowly defined, and could encompass dispositions as well as actions.
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The veryconceptofrationalityunderdetermines the outcome.
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Without this theconceptofrationalitycannot be a useful tool in the control, regulation and evaluation of decision-making as and when it happens.
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What this points us to is an important discussion in theconceptofrationality.
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However, it may be impossible to defend this - perhaps this too is simply part of ourconceptofrationality.
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Bowles considers the relationship between his broadenedconceptofrationalityand the standard utility apparatus of mainstream theory.
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Theconceptofrationalityin classical prescriptive decision theory has three weak spots: individualism, decision independence, and the minimax equilibrium dogma.
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The veryconceptofrationalityis in these cases ambiguous.
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The mechanism through which discourse failure is perpetuated is closely connected to the authors' underlyingconceptofrationality.
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But a theory of social rationality seems to have built into it an elusive and arguably inappropriate ethnocentricconceptofrationality.
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Section 7 deals with backward induction in sequential games where the standardconceptofrationalityappears incoherent.
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A workableconceptofrationalitymust allow us to evaluate the rationality of an action without knowing its outcome.
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It will not rest on aconceptofrationalitythat can be used to convict people of acting irrationally, or to provide normative guidance in the business of living.
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Theconceptofrationalityis itself quite a simple one, and yet the theories that emerge from the concept of rational action turn out to be quite profound.
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She has devoted her long career to the application of concepts of rationality and aesthetic order to abstract paintings and reliefs.
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