Without Good Reason: The Rationality Debate in Philosophy and Cognitive Science

by Edward R. Stein

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In this book, Edward Stein offers a clear critical account of the debate about rationality in philosophy and cognitive science. He discusses concepts of rationality--the pictures of rationality on which the debate centers--and assesses the empirical evidence used to argue that humans are
irrational. He concludes that the question of human rationality must be answered not conceptually but empirically, using the full resources of an advanced cognitive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198237731

ISBN13:9780198237730

Release Date:February 1998

Publisher:Clarendon Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Consciousness & Thought Epistemology Humanism Law Legal Theory & Systems Logic & Language Natural Law Philosophy

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