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The study of rationality and practical reason, or rationality in action, has been central to Western intellectual culture. In this invigorating book, John Searle lays out six claims of what he calls the Classical Model of rationality and shows why they are false. He then presents an... read more

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During the First World War a famous animal psychologist, Wolfgang Kohler, working on the island of Tenerife, showed that apes were capable of rational decision making.

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  1. John R. Searle (Author)

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