Acting rationally Rational behavior:doing the right thing The right thing:that which is expected to maximize goal achievement, given the available information Doesn't necessarily involve thinking-e.g.,blinking reflex-but thinking should be in the service of rational action Aristotle(Nicomachean Ethics): Every art and every inquiry,and similarly every action and pursuit,is thought to aim at some good Chapter 1 7 Acting rationally Rational behavior: doing the right thing The right thing: that which is expected to maximize goal achievement, given the available information Doesn’t necessarily involve thinking—e.g., blinking reflex—but thinking should be in the service of rational action Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics): Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good Chapter 1 7