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Holistic resource-rational analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Julia Haas  and
Colin Klein Open the ORCID record for Colin Klein [Opens in a new window]
Julia Haas
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School of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra0200, ACT, Australia. Julia.haas@anu.edu.auhttp://www.juliashaas.com
Colin Klein
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School of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra0200, ACT, Australia. Colin.klein@anu.edu.auhttp://www.colinklein.org
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Abstract

We argue that Lieder and Griffiths’ method for analyzing rational process models cannot capture an important constraint on resource allocation, which is competition between different processes for shared resources (Klein 2018, Biology and Philosophy33:36). We suggest that holistic interactions between processes on at least three different timescales – episodic, developmental, and evolutionary – must be taken into account by a complete resource-bounded explanation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e11
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