TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Plural situational logic: the rationa(lisabi)lity principle JO - Cambridge journal of economics A1 - Kerstenetzky, Celia Lessa SP - 193 EP - 209 VL - 33 IS - 2 N2 - In the context of a critique of the exclusive use of the rational choice approach in economics, the article presents a pluralistic interpretation of the Popperian notion of situational logic as an alternative approach. This is proposed in connection with a reading of the rationality principle as a rationalisability principle. I argue that this principle can accommodate an ample array of rational responses to different situations and even rationalise the multiple responses that are given to the same situation. I present some examples to illustrate the relevance of the proposed interpretation.

LA - SN - 0309-166X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cje/ben049 ID - ref1 ER -