Rationality has long been a central topic in philosophy, crossing standard divisions and categories. It continues to attract much attention in published research and teaching by philosophers as well as scholars in other disciplines, including economics, psychology, and law. The Oxford Handbookof Rationality is an indispensable reference to the current state of play in this vital and interdisciplinary area of study. Twenty-two newly commissioned chapters by a roster of distinguished philosophers provide an overview of the prominent views on rationality, with each author also developing a unique and distinctive argument.

• 1: Alfred R. Mele and Piers Rawling: Introduction: Aspects of Rationality


• 2: Robert Audi: Theoretical Rationality: Its Sources, Structure, and Scope


• 3: Gilbert Harman: Practical Aspects of Theoretical Rationality


• 4: Brad Hooker and Bart Steumer: Procedural and Substantive Practical Rationality


• 5: Michael Smith: Humean Rationality


• 6: Onora O'Neill: Kant: Rationality as Practical Reason


• 7: David McNaughton: Duty, Rationality, and Practical Reasons


• 8: James M. Joyce: Bayesianism


• 9: James Dreier: Decision Theory and Morality


• 10: Cristina Bicchieri: Rationality and Game Theory


• 11: Patricia Greenspan: Practical Reasoning and Emotion


• 12: Edward F. McClennem: The Rationality of Being Guided by Rules


• 13: Alfred R. Mele: Motivated Irrationality


• 14: Roy Sorensen: Paradoxes of Rationality


• 15: Richard Samuels and Stephen Stich: Rationality and Psychology


• 16: Karen Jones: Gender and Rationality


• 17: Carol Rovane: Rationality and Persons


• 18: Kirk Ludwig: Rationality, Language, and the Principle of Charity


• 19: Paul Thagard: Rationality and Science


• 20: Paul Weirich: Economic Rationality


• 21: Claire Finkelstein: Contractarian Legal Theory


• 22: George Wilson: Rationality and Evolution