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Bounded Rationality
Author(s) -
GrüneYanoff Till
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00074.x
Subject(s) - bounded rationality , normative , deliberation , heuristics , rationality , bounded function , relevance (law) , social heuristics , epistemology , sort , ecological rationality , popularity , principle of rationality , computer science , mathematical economics , psychology , mathematics , social psychology , artificial intelligence , political science , philosophy , information retrieval , mathematical analysis , politics , social competence , law , social change , operating system
Abstract The notion of bounded rationality has recently gained considerable popularity in the behavioural and social sciences. This article surveys the different usages of the term, in particular the way ‘anomalosus’ behavioural phenomena are elicited, how these phenomena are incorporated in model building, and what sort of new theories of behaviour have been developed to account for bounded rationality in choice and in deliberation. It also discusses the normative relevance of bounded rationality, in particular as a justifier of non‐standard reasoning and deliberation heuristics. For each of these usages, the overview discusses the central methodological problems.