Human reasoning / David E. Over and Jonathan St B. T. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Over, David E., author.

Evans, Jonathan St B. T., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in philosophy of mind

Elements in Philosophy of Mind Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reasoning (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

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"-- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 May 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009495356

1009495356

9781009495325

1009495321

9781009495349

1009495348