I just published a new piece in the Oxonian Review. It argues that a general problem with claimed demonstrations of irrationality is their reliance on standard economic models of rational belief and action, and illustrates the point by explaining some great work by Tom Kelly on the sunk cost fallacy and by Brian Hedden on hindsight bias.
Check out the full article here.
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3/27/2020 10:22:30 am
Please forgive my self-promotion. But I think my recently published book does much of what you say.
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Kevin
5/3/2020 11:54:26 am
Oops, missed this comment for a while. Fascinating, thanks for the recommendation! Will definitely check it out.
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