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In­stru­men­tal vs. epistemic rationality

TagLast edit: 14 Jul 2022 18:40 UTC by Pablo

Instrumental rationality (or practical rationality) is concerned with what to do, while epistemic rationality (or theoretical rationality) is concerned with what to believe.

Further reading

LessWrong (2021) Instrumental vs epistemic rationality, in ‘Rationality’, LessWrong Wiki.

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