Acting Rationally Without Really Thinking: The Logic of Rational Intuitionism for International Relations Theory

• Published in: International Studies Review Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 414 - 440
• Main Authors: Holmes, Marcus, Traven, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.09.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: ANALYTICAL ESSAYS: EVALUATION, SYNTHESIS, REFLECTIONS; Consciousness; Decision; Human behaviour; International politics; International relations; International relations theory; Political theory; Psychologists; Rationality

International Relations (IR) theorists have traditionally viewed rationality and consciousness as defining features of human behavior. But recently this approach has come under fire from several angles. Not only do many psychologists now consider rationality to be dependent on emotions, recent devel...