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Its sounds more like the definition of a prosocial person, not reasonable. I think there needs to be something in there about, say, enlightened self-interest as
by webnrrd2k 10y ago
Its sounds more like the definition of a prosocial person, not reasonable. I think there needs to be something in there about, say, enlightened self-interest as it relates to the community, rather than simply asserting that reasonable people think about the common good.
In the economic sense, a common approach is to model reasonable people as trying to maximize their gain or utility, without much regard to the common good.
- matt4077 10y agoSure... And Ayn Rand will therefore tell you let that child drown if it isn't yours, you don't expect a reward, and rescuing it may get your shoes wet. Which is why "the economic sense" must not be applied unreasonably. There could be a better term maybe. "Average" may actually work, or "well-adjusted". Maybe even "what would Benjamin Franklin Pierce (gen 50+) / Ted Mosby (others) do"
- oh_sigh 10y agoWould Ayn Rand really tell you that, or are you just making a caricature of her beliefs? If you are just making a caricature of her beliefs, is that what a reasonable person would do?