The Theory of Rational Choices

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i'm not such a big fan of rationality. It's overrated, et cetera. That's one way you could respond to a certain set of phenomena. And i think i'm looking at those same phenomena. What saying is, let's stretch the concept of rationality to cover some of that territory. Because part of the function of the idea of rationality is that it ought to cover a lot of what's important to us. Ok? So here's how i'm doing it.

Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her book, Aspiration, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Callard explores the challenge of aspiration--who we are versus who we would like to become. How does aspiration work? How can we transform ourselves when we cannot know how it will feel to be transformed? Callard discusses these questions and more in this provocative episode.