Idealisations in normative models.

In this paper I discuss the kinds of idealisations invoked in normative theories-logic, epistemology, and decision theory. I argue that very often the so-called norms of rationality are in fact mere idealisations invoked to make life easier. As such, these idealisations are not too different from va...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Synthese Vol. 190; no. 8; pp. 1337 - 1351
Main Author:	Colyvan, Mark
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature May2013
Subjects:	Normative theory (Communication) Theory of knowledge Normativity (Ethics) Decision theory Reasoning
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost