Re: Gary Mongiovi on assuming rationality

["Roger Koppl" <koppl@xxxxxxx>]

Gary said, "I don't see how general propositions about social behavior can
be derived if human beings are presumed to be irrational."

Gary, can we derive general propositions about how social animals behave
without presuming them to be rational?  Don't we have general propositions
about bees and baboons?  If biology can get order without assuming
individual rationality, why can't economics?

Roger

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