The roots of reason : philosophical essays on rationality, evolution, and probability / David Papineau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papineau, David, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind.

Naturalism.

Reason.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Papineau presents a controversial view of human reason, portraying it as a normal part of the natural world, and drawing on the empirical sciences to illuminate its workings. In these six interconnected essays he discusses both theoretical and practical rationality, and shows how evolutionary theory, decision theory, and quantum mechanics offer fresh approaches to some long-standing problems. - ;David Papineau presents a controversial view of human reason, portraying it as a normal part of the natural world, and drawing on the empirical sciences to illuminate its workings. In these six i

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Normativity and Judgement; 2. The Evolution of Knowledge; 3. The Evolution of Means-End Reasoning; 4. Probability as a Guide to Life: Co-authored with Helen Beebee; 5. Causation as a Guide to Life; 6. Uncertain Decisions and the Many-Minds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-75624-1

0-19-152949-4

0-19-151608-2

1-4294-2210-6

OCLC:

437109483