David Thorstad - Procedurally Rational Framing Effects
David Thorstad (Vanderbilt University)

February 13, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
The Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

1117 Cathedral of Learning - 11th Floor
University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh 15260
United States

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The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk:   David Thorstad

Friday, February 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title:  Procedurally Rational Framing Effects

Abstract:

Framing effects are often taken as paradigmatic examples of human irrationality. The irrationality of framing effects is then used in debunking arguments against moral and philosophical intuitions. I argue that many framing effects are procedurally rational in the sense that they result from rational processes of practical inquiry. I make this argument through case studies of category-based choice, list-based choice, and salience-driven decision making. I conclude by showing how the procedural rationality of framing effects can be used to resist framing-based debunking arguments against moral and philosophical intuitions.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom:  https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96218362482


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg

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