People choose means in order to achieve certain ends. They don’t have to act rationally – only to think that they do. For example, performing a rain dance has no causal relationship with the weather system, so in this case the means chosen are ineffectual in achieving the ends. The idea that humans act purposefully, and choose among various means they think will require the least cost and bring them closest to their ends, does not mean humans always make the
Toward a More Just Society
Toward a More Just Society
Toward a More Just Society
People choose means in order to achieve certain ends. They don’t have to act rationally – only to think that they do. For example, performing a rain dance has no causal relationship with the weather system, so in this case the means chosen are ineffectual in achieving the ends. The idea that humans act purposefully, and choose among various means they think will require the least cost and bring them closest to their ends, does not mean humans always make the