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Q1. Do you believe in the rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises?
First of all, I do believe in the rationality premise only. According to Larry Samovar, Richard Porter, and Nemi Jain who argues,“That most Americans hold basic beliefs about human nature that humans are at heart, rational. The rationality premise – the belief that most people are capable of discovering the truth through logical analysis-underlies many American institutions, including democracy, trial by jury, and free enterprise, all of which are based on the idea that the average person can be trusted to make good decisions” [pg. 353].
An example is someone taking a driver’s permit test. It is a multiple choice test. A person would have to have read and understood the question, then read through the four possible answers to be able to pick the correct answer through a process of elimination (logical analysis). It doesn’t matter how long it will take a person to complete the test. Any average person will be able to discover the answers and pass the test.
Q2. What social institutions and practices are based on these beliefs? Large corporations, Medical/Dental fields, the Court Systems, Colleges and Universities, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Professional Golf Association, Stock Market, etc.
Hello Paris,
ReplyDeleteYour example was on the rationality premise was a good one, it can be applied to nearly every new learning experience. We use logical analysis from day to day, whether it be to figure out how to perform a task at work, assesing the correct way to complete an assignment, or just to figure out anything that we are unsure about. We must use logic in order to find truth and I agree with Smovar, Porter, and Jain that we are all capapble of doing so.
Hi Paris,
ReplyDeleteI really like your post and find it very interesting. I like the example you use about the drivers permit test. That is very true that you could use logical reasoning to pass such a test. I guess some people may not have the necessary logical reasoning skills to pass it as well. I like how you incorporated the quote, “Most Americans hold basic beliefs about human nature that humans are at heart, rational." That is a very good quotation in that it explains the nature of humans. It makes me wonder about the cultural differences of the humans who lack rational.
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