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Bounded Choice, Human Freedom and Problem-Solving

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Bounded Choice, Human Freedom and Problem Solving, emphasizes choice and context. Choice is constrained by context and capabilities. Holmes is well positioned in a pragmatist understanding of action and consequences.

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Schulkin, J. (2019). Bounded Choice, Human Freedom and Problem-Solving. In: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Pragmatism and Neuroscience. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23100-2_7

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