In the last episode of the season we thought it prudent to cover reason as it is our namesake. What better to pair with reason, other than rationality?

Show Contents

We have a full house tonight, with Dave, Martijn, Kriss, Andy and Joe in tow.

• Definitions
• Reasons to believe, and if they are rational or irrational
• Altruism/RHB
• Diversions
• Thought Experiments
• Spotlight of the Week
• Fallacy of the Week (Request by Darth Killa)

Related Links

• Belief, Truth, and Knowledge
• Common Theistic Fallacies
• What is Bigotry? The Difference between what makes us a person, and what makes us human

Reading List

• Stein, E. (1996) Without Good Reason: The Rationality Debate in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
• Kahneman, D. (2012) Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry for Practical Reason
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry for Instrumental Rationality
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry for Practical Reason and the Structure of Actions
• Marianne Talbot’s Critical Reasoning for Beginners series