Inquiry Under Bounds

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David Thorstad (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University)

Inquiry Under Bounds

David Thorstad (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University)

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Oxford University Press
11 July 2024

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy: logic; Philosophy of mind

This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International] licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Herbert Simon held that the fundamental turn in the study of bounded rationality is the turn from substantive to procedural rationality. Theories of substantive rationality begin with normative questions about attitudes: what should we prefer, intend, or believe? By contrast, theories of procedural rationality begin with normative questions about processes of inquiry: how should we determine what to prefer, intend, or believe?

If Simon was right, then the central task for theories of bounded rationality is to develop an account of rational inquiry for bounded agents. We need, that is, a theory of inquiry under bounds.

Inquiry Under Bounds takes as its starting point a five-point bounded rationality program inspired by recent work in cognitive science. To elaborate on and defend that program, Thorstad argues we need an account of rational inquiry for bounded agents. Inquiry under bounds develops an account of rational inquiry for bounded agents: the reason-responsiveness consequentialist view. I use this account to clarify and defend key insights from the bounded tradition as well as to shed light on recent controversies in the epistemology of inquiry.

By: David Thorstad (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Assistant Professor of Philosophy Vanderbilt University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780198886143
ISBN 10: 0198886144
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: Rationality at the crossroads 2: Norms of inquiry 3: Justifying the account 4: Applying the account References

David Thorstad is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Previously, Thorstad was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, Oxford, and Junior Research Fellow at Kellogg College. Thorstad received a PhD in philosophy from Harvard University in 2020.