Satisficing and Maximizing

Moral Theorists on Practical Reason

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How do we think about what we plan to do? One dominant answer is that we select the best possible option available. However, a growing number of philosophers would offer a different answer: since we are not equipped to maximize we often choose the next best alternative, one that is no more than satisfactory. This strategy choice is called satisficing (a term coined by the economist Herb Simon). This new collection of essays explores both these accounts of practical reason, examining the consequences for adopting one or the other for moral theory in general and the theory of practical rationality in particular. It aims to address a constituency larger than contemporary moral philosophers and bring these questions to the attention of those interested in the applications of decision theory in economics, psychology and political science.

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Western Philosophy Analytical Philosophy & Logical Positivism Philosophy & Logic Mathematics Optimisation Game Theory

Introduction
Two views of satisficing
Satisficing as a humanly rational strategy
Maxificing: life on a budget; or, if you would maximize, then satisfice
Satisficing and substantive values
A new defense of satisficing
Satisficing: Not good enough
Why ethical satisficing makes sense and rational satisficing doesn't
The plausibility of satisficing and the role of good in ordinary thought
Satisficing and perfectionism in virtue ethics
Could Aristotle satisfice?
How do economists think about rationality?
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