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The ephemeral stories of our lives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2023

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Nick Chater*
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Behavioural Science Group, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. nick.chater@wbs.ac.uk
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Abstract

Johnson et al. make a persuasive case that qualitative, story-like reasoning plays a crucial role in everyday thought and decision-making. This commentary questions the cohesiveness of this type of reasoning and the representations that generate it. Perhaps narratives do not underpin, but are ephemeral products of thought, created when we need to justify our actions to ourselves and others.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e89
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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