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In this reconstruction, the idea of reason comprises three elements: impartiality with regard to persons, temporal impartiality, and rational or well-founded beliefs. No doubt we should add goodwill, in order to exclude impartial malice.

— Jon Elster Reason and Rationality (2009)

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Biases are either “hot” (that is, produced by the agent’s motivational system) or “cold” (more similar to optical illusions).

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