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Rationality and the True Human Condition

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Minds, Models and Milieux

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The notion of rationality is important to many fields in social and behavioral sciences. Herbert Simon’s seminal work on bounded rationality and satisficing led to broadened conceptions of rationality, which significantly impacted on the social and behavioral sciences. In this chapter, I would like to further explore the notion of rationality, on the basis of Simon’s work.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. San Diego State University, USA

    Roger Frantz (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

  2. The University of British Columbia, Canada

    Leslie Marsh (Senior Research Associate) (Senior Research Associate)

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Sun, R. (2016). Rationality and the True Human Condition. In: Frantz, R., Marsh, L. (eds) Minds, Models and Milieux. Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137442505_5

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