Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom.
MCMP, LMU Munich, 80539Munich, Germany.
Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Apr 15;43:e53. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19002164.
While we agree in broad strokes with the characterisation of rationalization as a "useful fiction," we think that Fiery Cushman's claim remains ambiguous in two crucial respects: (1) the reality of beliefs and desires, that is, the fictional status of folk-psychological entities and (2) the degree to which they should be understood as useful. Our aim is to clarify both points and explicate the rationale of rationalization.
虽然我们大致上同意将合理化描述为一种“有用的虚构”,但我们认为 Fiery Cushman 的主张在两个关键方面仍然存在歧义:(1)信念和欲望的现实性,即民间心理学实体的虚构地位,以及(2)它们应该在多大程度上被理解为有用。我们的目的是澄清这两点,并阐明合理化的基本原理。