Title: “Rationality and the Pursuit of the Good Life: A Summary and Reflection” In the essay “Rationality and the Good Life” by John M. Doris, the concept of rationality is explored in relation

For your first assignment please make sure you’ve read the essay and listened to the full lecture.  In at least two full pages please provide a complete summary of the reading.  Your summary should at least accomplish these three things.  1. Provide the definition of rationality given in the reading and explain it.  2. Discuss how rationality leads to the good life as explained in the lecture.  3. Pick one of the techniques of rationality that you feel would help you the most in making better decisions.  Explain why that technique would help you most and what you can do now to develop it.  You may quote single words or phrases, and you are encouraged to quote definitions, but please don’t quote explanatory sentences or passages. 

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