Human reasoning / David E. Over, University of Durham, Jonathan St B. T. Evans, University of Plymouth.
"This Element is on new developments in the psychology of reasoning that raise or address philosophical questions. In traditional studies in the psychology of reasoning, the focus was on inference from arbitrary assumptions and not at all from beliefs, and classical binary logic was presupposed...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in philosophy of mind.
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| Summary: | "This Element is on new developments in the psychology of reasoning that raise or address philosophical questions. In traditional studies in the psychology of reasoning, the focus was on inference from arbitrary assumptions and not at all from beliefs, and classical binary logic was presupposed as the only standard for human reasoning. But recently a new Bayesian paradigm has emerged in the discipline. This views ordinary human reasoning as mostly inferring probabilistic conclusions from degrees of beliefs, or from hypothetical premises relevant to a purpose at hand, and as often about revising or updating degrees of belief. This Element also covers new formulations of dual-process theories of the mind, stating that there are two types of mental processing, one rapid and intuitive and shared with other animals, and the other slow and reflective and more characteristic of human beings. The final topic covered is the new developments and rationality"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (75 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781009495349 1009495348 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009495349 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 06, 2024). |