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In her illuminating book {{br|Rules: A Short History of What We Live By}} {{author|Lorraine Daston}} distinguishes between “[[thick rules]]” and “[[thin rules]]” as means of understanding the regularities of daily life. | [[Thin rules|In]] her illuminating book {{br|Rules: A Short History of What We Live By}} {{author|Lorraine Daston}} distinguishes between “[[thick rules]]” and “[[thin rules]]” as means of understanding the regularities of daily life. | ||
Thick rules are principles; [[heuristics]]; general statements that require interpretation and construal: judgment in light of prevailing circumstances. End-users must decide for themselves how to act. “Cross a road when it is safe to do so”. Rules of this kind depend on the intelligence, experience and trustworthiness of those they govern (both drivers and pedestrians): users must have their own model of when, and what counts as “safe”. | Thick rules are principles; [[heuristics]]; general statements that require interpretation and construal: judgment in light of prevailing circumstances. End-users must decide for themselves how to act. “Cross a road when it is safe to do so”. Rules of this kind depend on the intelligence, experience and trustworthiness of those they govern (both drivers and pedestrians): users must have their own model of when, and what counts as “safe”. | ||