Rationality and Emotions in Decision Making

Olga Markič
2009 Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems  
Decision making is traditionally viewed as a rational process where reason calculates the best way to achieve the goal. Investigations from different areas of cognitive science have shown that human decisions and actions are much more influenced by intuition and emotional responses then it was previously thought. In this paper I examine the role of emotion in decision making, particularly Damasio's hypothesis of somatic markers and Green's dual process theory of moral judgment. I conclude the
more » ... per with the discussion of the threat that deliberation and conscious rationality is an illusion.
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