Rationality and Justice
The Psychology Podcast
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Oct 14 2021 1h 5m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Must we always follow reason?Chapter 2 1 min
Steven’s definition of rationalityChapter 3 3 mins
Tension between conflicting goalsChapter 4 4 mins
What is truth?Chapter 5 10 mins
When to apply logic or rationalityChapter 6 2 mins
There can be no trade-off between rationality and justiceChapter 7 3 mins
Politicizing knowledge and researchChapter 8 6 mins
Strategic irrationality has limitsChapter 9 5 mins
Taboo trade-offs, heretical counterfactuals, and forbidden base ratesChapter 10 3 mins
The changing norms of acceptable fictionChapter 11 3 mins
Why rationality is coolChapter 12 6 mins
The costs of decision makingChapter 13 1 min
Progress came from utilitarian reasoningChapter 14 3 mins
The pandemic of poppycockChapter 15 4 mins
Expressive rationality: morally empowering beliefsChapter 16 15 sec
Bayesian reasoning