Heroes of our own story: Self-image and rationalizing in thought experiments

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 43 (2020)
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Cushman's rationalization account can be extended to cover another part of his portrayal of representational exchange: thought experiments that lead to conclusions about the self. While Cushman's argument is compelling, a full account of rationalization as adaptive will need to account for the divergence in rationalizing one's actions compared to the actions of others.

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