Rationality

Rationality is the quality or state of being reasonable, based on facts or reason. Rationality implies the conformity of one's beliefs with one's reasons to believe, or of one's actions with one's reasons for action. "Rationality" has different specialized meanings in economics, sociology, psychology, evolutionary biology, and political science.

Determining optimality for rational behavior requires a quantifiable formulation of the problem, and making several key assumptions. When the goal or problem involves making a decision, rationality factors in how much information is available (e.g. comp
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Rationality
Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck
Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making
Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Thinking and Deciding
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Black-and-White Thinking by Kevin DuttonThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universe by Steven NovellaSuper Thinking by Gabriel WeinbergEscaping the Rabbit Hole by Mick WestThe Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Becoming More Rational
18 books — 1 voter
Extreme Economies by Richard DaviesThe Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan HaidtSo You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon RonsonThe Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel
Heterodox Bookclub
5 books — 2 voters

Science and Spiritual Practices by Rupert Sheldrake30 Years Behind Bars by Karen  GedneyBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Sacred Depths of Nature by Ursula GoodenoughTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Spiritual Naturalism
124 books — 46 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyBioterror! by Laurence E. DahnersArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferWood Sprites by Wen Spencer
Pre-Teen Genius
7 books — 4 voters

Doing Good Better by William MacAskillSuperintelligence by Nick BostromThe Life You Can Save by Peter SingerThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer
Effective Altruism Books
261 books — 154 voters
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer YudkowskyGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Ravenclaw's Rationality
131 books — 86 voters

Salman Rushdie
Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.
Salman Rushdie

Stefan Molyneux
The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters.
Stefan Molyneux

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