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Rationality Between the Maximizers and the Satisficers

Alex C. Michalos

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Abstract It is argued that by explicating rationality in terms of benefits balancing or outweighing costs instead of in terms of maximizing or satisficing something, a more adequate view of rationality is obtained.

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Abstract It is argued that by explicating rationality in terms of benefits balancing or outweighing costs instead of in terms of maximizing or satisficing something, a more adequate view of rationality is obtained.

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Abstract It is argued that by explicating rationality in terms of benefits balancing or outweighing costs instead of in terms of maximizing or satisficing something, a more adequate view of rationality is obtained.

Key concepts: Rationality, Satisficing, Economics, Bounded rationality, Positive economics, Ecological rationality, Mathematical economics, Microeconomics

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