I thought that rational choice theory was explained in a way that merited further discussion. Rational choice theory is one of the building blocks to modern economics; many theories and predictions hinge on the fact that people are assumed to be rationally acting in their best interests. There are many exceptions to this rule and it also factors interestingly into our discussions that have focused primarily on the ways in which humans create error and uncertainty from the ways they measure or try to find certainty without margins to account for possible mistakes. In the context of the Path to Newton, rational choice theory helps make sense of in the tangible progress that happens over thousands of years and ties together human progress and self-interested behavior.
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