Rationality, Choice Theory, Self-Torture, and Coherence: On Chrisoula Andreou’s Choosing Well

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If one rejects choice theory, one still faces the challenge of explaining what one should do in a self-torture case if one is fully rational, and why. In addition, one faces the more fundamental challenge of explaining what rationality is, if it is not choice theory. Responding to these challenges in a systematic way is one of several key contributions of Andreou’s insightful book Choosing Well, and is my focus here as well. My goal is to highlight questions that arise for Andreou’s view, especially from the perspective of those who are sympathetic to choice theory.

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