Editing Rationality (section)

== Importance ==
Rationality is central to solving many problems, both on the local and the global scale. This is often based on the idea that rationality is necessary to act efficiently and to reach all kinds of goals.<ref name="Knauff2021b"/><ref name="Pinker2022"/> This includes goals from diverse fields, such as [[ethical]] goals, [[humanist]] goals, [[scientific]] goals, and even [[religious]] goals.<ref name="Knauff2021b"/> The study of rationality is very old and has occupied many of the greatest minds since ancient Greek. This interest is often motivated by discovering the potentials and limitations of our minds. Various theorists even see rationality as the essence of being human, often in an attempt to distinguish humans from other animals.<ref name="Knauff2021b"/><ref name="Rysiew2012"/><ref name="Mittelstraß2005"/> However, this strong affirmation has been subjected to many criticisms, for example, that humans are not rational all the time and that non-human animals also show diverse forms of intelligence.<ref name="Knauff2021b"/>

The topic of rationality is relevant to a variety of disciplines. It plays a central role in philosophy, psychology, [[Bayesianism]], [[decision theory]], and [[game theory]].<ref name="Mele2004a"/> But it is also covered in other disciplines, such as [[artificial intelligence]], [[behavioral economics]], [[microeconomics]], and [[neuroscience]]. Some forms of research restrict themselves to one specific domain while others investigate the topic in an interdisciplinary manner by drawing insights from different fields.<ref name="Knauff2021a"/>