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Reasoning : studies of human inference and its foundations / edited by Jonathan E. Adler, Lance J. Rips.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reasoning.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 1057 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Part I. Foundations of Reasoning
- Some philosophical viewpoints
- Fallacies and rationality
- Part II. Modes of Reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Induction
- Dual and integrative approaches
- Abduction and belief change
- Causal and counterfactual reasoning
- Argumentation
- Part III. Interactions of Reasoning in Human Thought
- Reasoning and pragmatics
- Domain-specific, goal-based, and evolutionary approaches
- Reasoning across cultures
- Biology, emotions, and reasoning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780521848152
- 0521848156
- 9780521612746
- 0521612748
- OCLC:
- 173480443
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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