Rationality for Mortals

# Rationality for Mortals

## Introduction
- The Nature of Human Rationality
  - Defining Rationality
  - Rationality vs. Intelligence
  - Evolutionary Perspective on Rationality

## Part I: Foundations of Rationality
- What is Rationality?
  - Rationality in Decision Making
  - Bounded Rationality
  - Heuristics and Biases
- The Role of Context
  - Situated Cognition
  - Ecological Rationality
  - Adaptive Toolbox Theory

## Part II: Cognitive Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
  - Fast and Frugal Heuristics
  - Recognition-Primed Decisions
  - Satisficing vs. Optimizing
- Problem Solving
  - Mental Models
  - Analogical Reasoning
  - Creative Problem Solving
- Learning and Adaptation
  - Reinforcement Learning
  - Social Learning
  - Cultural Transmission of Knowledge

## Part III: Applications of Rationality
- Everyday Rationality
  - Rationality in Daily Life
  - Risk and Uncertainty
  - Intuitive vs. Deliberative Thinking
- Rationality in Organizations
  - Group Decision Making
  - Organizational Learning
  - Institutional Design for Rationality
- Rationality in Science
  - Scientific Reasoning
  - Model Building
  - Theory Change and Progress

## Part IV: Challenges to Rationality
- Cognitive Illusions
  - Overconfidence
  - Confirmation Bias
  - Framing Effects
- Emotional Influences
  - Emotions and Rationality
  - Affect Heuristic
  - Emotional Regulation
- Social and Cultural Factors
  - Social Norms and Rationality
  - Cultural Variations in Rational Thought
  - Collective Rationality

## Conclusion
- Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Rationality
  - Integrating Different Perspectives
  - Future Directions in Research
  - Implications for Education and Policy