On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 02:32:23PM +1300, LizR wrote: > I am beginning to think that Russell is using a very narrow or perhaps > formal definition of rationality, in which case perhaps objections that > random (or unpredictable) behaviour can be rational don't fit it, even > though most people think that such actions are at times the most rational > choice.
Yes - of course it is the formal definition of rationality. Do you mean there is some informal everyday use of the term that means something different? Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
