You haven’t always been making rational decisions. The truth uncovered.
December 13, 2017
So I’ve just sat in on a lecture about decision making. According to philosopher Laurie Paul, you can’t always make a rational decision. Say whaaaat? Let me explain why… You gotta work it out. Is it a good idea to go to that house party tonight or stay home and …
Landing Your First Job- Non-Rational?
1. Laurie Paul Will Change YOUR LIFE I’ve always known that rational decision-making was hard. I didn’t know that sometimes, it is impossible! 2. We ALL Have to Face Big Decisions Sometimes… Like Rachel Green. Should she… 1. Continue living out of “Daddy’s wallet?” 2. Get her first job/ be financially independent? 3. …
Deciding whether to go to university? Maybe you can’t be rational.
Perhaps.. just perhaps.. some decisions simply can’t be made rationally. At least that’s what I learnt in my Philosophy lecture today whilst studying Laurie Paul’s paper¹. Here’s what I learnt: 1. Realistic rationality Photo credit: http://funnyand.com/learn-drive/ It seems like most of us want to be on the road one day. The important thing is …
Do we always make the right decisions?
This morning I went to a lecture which explored a paper by Laurie Paul on transformative experiences. Her paper has widened my view towards how well humanity are able to make decisions. How do we make rational decisions? A rational decision is one that is straight forward for Paul. We weigh up the values …
Making an Important Decision? This may help…
I usually struggle to get myself in the right mindset for lectures, but what I learnt today ‘transformed’ my life. Imagine the shock I received when I was told today in my lecture that sometimes, it is impossible to make some decisions rationally. Fancy a holiday to Japan? Well, you wont be able to make a rational …
Is it Rational to Study Philosophy?
Philosophy isn’t a real degree, right? Don’t we just sit around pondering the meaning of life? It won’t have any real-life relevance will it? WRONG Turns out, Philosophy IS relevant, engaging and vital for developing key skills such as critical thinking. What WILL I study, then? To give you a taste of what its like …
Laurie Paul’s Challenge To How We Make Big Decisions
December 12, 2017
Ever made a big decision? Make it thinking the decision you made was rational? This seems like something we’ve all done. However, I recently sat in on a Philosophy lecture at the University of Nottingham in which Laurie Paul challenged the way we make big decisions! 1.How We Normally Make Decisions When we make decisions …
Deciding whether to have a baby? – Well, you can’t!
Have you ever thought about how and why we make decisions? What influences our decision making? And can we trust our ability to make decisions? #LauriePaul philosopher and academic believes there are certain are decisions we cannot rationally make. These decisions are so life changing and incomparable with other life experiences that you cannot make a …
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
December 11, 2017
Another day, another lecture- although thankfully this one was at the much more civilised time of 2PM, rather than 9 AM, which as student is compulsory to complain about. Today’s lecture was on Laurie Paul’s theory of TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES. Rational vs Irrational: First, rational vs irrational decisions and normative decision theory. When facing a dilemma …
How Philosophy can Help you Make Decisions
Everyone knows that you can always make rational decisions. Right? Last week I sat in on a lecture that convinced me otherwise. 1. What is a rational decision? Rational decisions seem complicated. However they’re actually very simple. All you have to do is choose the action that you think will lead to the best outcome. …