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What does thinking rationally describe as a goal for the field?

  • A.Producing conclusions that a thoughtful person would agree with
  • B.Selecting actions that maximise an agent's expected utility
  • C.Reasoning quickly enough to respond in real time to events
  • D.Deriving conclusions by correct logical inference from premises

Answer: D

The thinking rationally quadrant is the logicist programme, in which correct inference from true premises is the criterion, and it gave the field its logic and theorem proving traditions. Acting rationally, the fourth quadrant, is about choosing actions well and is broader, since acting well sometimes requires acting before a proof is available. Human agreement and speed are separate criteria. The gap between correct inference and effective action is exactly why the field moved from the third quadrant to the fourth.

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