Explaining Irrational Actions

We sometimes want to understand irrational action, or actions a person undertakes given that their acting that way conflicts with their beliefs, their (other) desires, or their (other) goals. What is puzzling about all explanations of such irrational actions is this: if we explain the action by offe...

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Summers, Jesse S.
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2017
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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spa
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1 Filosofía y psicología / Philosophy and psychology
action
addiction
explanation
irrational.
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title Explaining Irrational Actions
spellingShingle Explaining Irrational Actions
1 Filosofía y psicología / Philosophy and psychology
action
addiction
explanation
irrational.
title_short Explaining Irrational Actions
title_full Explaining Irrational Actions
title_fullStr Explaining Irrational Actions
title_full_unstemmed Explaining Irrational Actions
title_sort Explaining Irrational Actions
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Summers, Jesse S.
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Summers, Jesse S.
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topic 1 Filosofía y psicología / Philosophy and psychology
action
addiction
explanation
irrational.
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addiction
explanation
irrational.
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