2). Do you believe in the rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises? What social institutions and practices are based on these beliefs?
I believe in the rationality premises. Trenholm stays that’s the rationality premises is the belief that most people are capable of discovering the truth through logical analysis-underlies many American institutions, including democracy, trial by jury, and free enterprise, all of which are based on the idea that the average person can be trusted to make good decisions.
We are all capable of making our own decisions and we rely on our instincts and our learned knowledge to make these decisions. We learn by trial and error and by history. We look back at what other people have done and we go from there.
A social institution/practices that are based on this belief is the court system. Cases are conducted each and everyday and decisions are made everyday. With these decisions made, judges and lawyers look back at past similar cases and make their judgments and decisions based on previous cases—this is how we learn. We take our own decision and look back at what others have done and come up with a general reasoning behind it.
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hey Goober,
ReplyDeleteI agree with the rationality premise, I believe we are all capable of discovering the truth through logical analysis. All people should be able to make good decisions no matter what it's what makes a good democracy. I believe that is why our country can work so well and our rules and laws are what helps us keep the average person trusted to make decisions. Every "joe" can become a manager and make great decisions!
I also think the rationality premise as its ideas about logic are simple and true. Logical analysis can be achieved without a million dollar education, it can be attained by the common person. American has benefited from the ideas of rationality, free enterprise, and democracy. All of which were started by average people who had above average ideas.
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