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This work aims to redefine rationality, proposing it as a constructed attribution rather than a central brain faculty.

April 4, 2026Open Access

Reason as a Post-Hoc Construct: A Neurophilosophical Analysis of Rationality Without a Central Faculty

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This work aims to redefine rationality, proposing it as a constructed attribution rather than a central brain faculty.
Develops a neurophilosophical framework for understanding rationality.
Integrates insights from contemporary neuroscience.
Examines predictive processing and distributed models of cognition.
Analyzes implications for philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and neuroethics.
Rationality emerges from multiple subsystems rather than a single source.
Reasoning is reconstructed post-hoc through social and evaluative practices.
Agency does not rely on a centralized rational capacity, leading to a graded model of responsibility.

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This analysis reveals the dynamics of rationality in cognition, suggesting implications for philosophy and cognitive science.

Ally Delshad Tehrani (2026) studied this question.

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