A paradox of social rationality: Are there contexts where individual irrationality is more conducive than individual rationality to producing rational social preferences?

Kara A.

Rationality and Society, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.187-206, 1999 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/104346399011002004
  • Dergi Adı: Rationality and Society
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-206
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Irrationality, Social rationality, The Paretian Liberal paradox
  • İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This article proves the existence of perplexing cases where individual irrationality is more conducive than individual rationality to producing rational and Pareto-efficient social preferences. Though the existence of such cases does not undermine the overall importance of individual rationality in achieving desirable social outcomes, it does establish that the nature of that importance is 'contextual' or 'context-dependent'. Copyright © 1999 Sage Publications.