PI: Prof. Dr. Markus Knauff
Institution: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Abstract
The goal of the priority program "New Frameworks of Rationality" (SPP 1516) - is to overcome the long lasting lack of collaboration between psychologists and philosophers (and other disciplines, such as AI) in order to develop a new theoretical framework of human rationality. To reach this goal, the SPP seeks to answer new questions that go beyond the limitations of 20th century research on rationality. The SPP is exploring first, the usefulness of new normative theories of rationality for modeling human thinking and decision making, and, second, the contribution that new empirical findings in psychology can make to the development of normative theories of rationality. To foster such an interdisciplinary discourse between the participating disciplines, a number of instruments are integrated into the SPP. The first instrument is to create interdisciplinary thematically focused research clusters. In the SPP the following three research clusters are conducted:
Conditional, counterfactual, and causal reasoning
Probabilistic reasoning, inductive reasoning, and belief revision
Decision Making and Practical Reasoning
The three clusters were already defined for the SPP-proposal, but it is clear that the final clustering depends on the research projects
that are finally accepted for the SPP. A second important instrument to foster the interdisciplinarity of the SPP is our ongoing
coordination project. This coordination project is coordinating and supporting the interdisciplinary collaboration between the different
dis-ciplines in the SPP and is—together with the coordinator—responsible for the management of the program. The most important tasks
for the coordination project is the facilitation of conceptual coherence and cooperation within the SPP, the promotion of national and
international visibility, the promotion of young researchers, equal opportunities, and gender-equality, and issues of public relations
and the communication with the public. The coordination project is also paying special attention to the transfer of knowledge to benefit
the society.
Relation to the SPP1516's second funding period
This project continues during the second funding period. Go to project page...
Institution: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Abstract
The goal of the priority program "New Frameworks of Rationality" (SPP 1516) - is to overcome the long lasting lack of collaboration between psychologists and philosophers (and other disciplines, such as AI) in order to develop a new theoretical framework of human rationality. To reach this goal, the SPP seeks to answer new questions that go beyond the limitations of 20th century research on rationality. The SPP is exploring first, the usefulness of new normative theories of rationality for modeling human thinking and decision making, and, second, the contribution that new empirical findings in psychology can make to the development of normative theories of rationality. To foster such an interdisciplinary discourse between the participating disciplines, a number of instruments are integrated into the SPP. The first instrument is to create interdisciplinary thematically focused research clusters. In the SPP the following three research clusters are conducted:
Relation to the SPP1516's second funding period
This project continues during the second funding period. Go to project page...