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Antecedent rationalization: Rationalization prior to action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Eric Thomas Sievers Open the ORCID record for Eric Thomas Sievers [Opens in a new window]
Eric Thomas Sievers*
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Department of Philosophy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL32306-1500. [email protected]
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Abstract

Often times we find ourselves wrestling with the urge to commit a non-rational action. When this happens, we are quite good at adopting quasi-beliefs that, if true, would make the action rational. In other words, rationalization often occurs antecedent to a behavioral choice. A complete account of the evolutionary history of rationalization must include antecedent rationalization.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e46
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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