The wisdom in the story: Clarifying assumptions about radical uncertainty and reasonableness in narrative judgment.
Igor GrossmannEthan A MeyersRichard P EibachPublished in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2023)
Human lives are radically uncertain. Making sense of such uncertainties is the hallmark of wisdom. Sense-making requires narratives, putting them in the center stage of human everyday decision-making. Yet what if radical uncertainty is a narrative itself? Moreover, do laypeople always consider such narratives irrational? Here we pose these questions to enrich a theory of choice under uncertainty.